Cowards die many times before their deaths.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

While the cat's away, the mice will play.

First come, first served.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Small things amuse small minds.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Every picture tells a story.

Let well alone.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

There's no time like the present.

Don't rock the boat.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Money isn't everything.

For everything there is a season.

Only the good die young.

Don't shoot the messenger.

A bad penny always turns up.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

One good deed deserves another.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Silence is golden.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

There's no place like home.

The customer is always right.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Get out while the getting is good.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

All roads lead to Rome.

A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.

There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.

Make love not war.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Actions speak louder than words.

You reap what you sow.

Speak as you find.

Attack is the best form of defence.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Love will find a way.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Blood is thicker than water.

A house is not a home.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Every dog has its day.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

There are two sides to every question.

The end justifies the means.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Seize the day.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The age of miracles is past.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

All the world loves a lover.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The best defence is a good offence.

Go the extra mile.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

East is east, and west is west.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

You can't take it with you.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Love makes the world go round.

The early bird gets the worm.

Different strokes for different folks.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Time is money.

A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.

Good things come to those who wait.

There are none so blind as those, that will not see.

It ain't over, till it's over.

Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.

It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Don't get mad, get even.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A dog is a man's best friend.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

One law for the rich and another law for the poor.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A fish always rots from the head.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Let bygones be bygones.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A new broom sweeps clean.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Wonders will never cease.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Keep your powder dry.

All things must pass.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

A man is known by his friends.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Still waters run deep.

There's safety in numbers.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

You are never too old to learn.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

No pain, no gain.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

It goes without saying.

Charity begins at home.

In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.

You win some, you lose some.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Fight the good fight.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

A word to the wise is enough.

It's all grist to the mill.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Ignorance is bliss.

Seeing is believing.

Bad money drives out good.

Put your best foot forward.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Time will tell.

All good things come to those that wait.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Make haste slowly.

Count your blessings.

Dead men tell no tales.

Hide in plain sight.

A cat may look at a king.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

East, west, home's best.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Slow but sure.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

You can't win them all.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

It takes one to know one.

Time flies.

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

First things first.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

The truth will out.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

One person's trash is another person's treasure.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

One hand washes the other.

Look before you leap.

Beauty is only skin deep.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A cat has nine lives.

A miss is as good as a mile.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

All that glitters is not gold.

Don't throw good money after bad.

It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

To live by the sword is to die by the sword.

There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Oil and water don't mix.

An army marches on its stomach.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

It takes two to tango.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The bigger, the better.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Less said, soon mended.

It's better to give than to receive.

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

If you build it, they will come.

Marriages are made in heaven.

If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Keep your chin up.

Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.

If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You can't always get what you want.

Life is what you make it.

Everyone has their price.

Opposites attract.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Honesty is the best policy.

You are what you eat.

Good talk saves the food.

Patience is a virtue.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Little pitchers have big ears.

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Youth is wasted on the young.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Truth will out.

Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Manners maketh the man.

Tomorrow is another day.

Persuasion is better than force.

It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.

Live and let live.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Home is where the heart is.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Third time lucky.

'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Money talks.

No man can serve two masters.

Enough is as good as a feast.

More haste, less speed.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Quid pro quo.

There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.

Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Seek and you shall find.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Pearls of wisdom.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

It's the empty can that makes the most noise.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Crime doesn't pay.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

The Devil is in the details.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The wages of sin is death.

To every thing there is a season.

The exception which proves the rule.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Virtue is its own reward.

Forgive and forget.

No rest for the wicked.

What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Live and learn.

Every stick has two ends.

Great minds think alike.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Life begins at forty.

It's better to wear out, than to rust.

Even a worm will turn.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

One man's meat is another man's poison.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Any port in a storm.

Clothes do not make the man.

Silence construes consent.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.

Hope springs eternal.

All you need is love.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

There's one born every minute.

Horses for courses.

Love is blind.

Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.

It's the singer not the song.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Misery loves company.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Nine tailors make a man.

It never rains but it pours.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

Out of sight, out of mind.

If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Practice makes perfect.

Half a loaf is better than none.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Paddle your own canoe.

Money is the root of all evil.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Might is right.

Bad news travels fast.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

The more the merrier.

He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

What goes around comes around.

If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Waste not, want not.

God helps those who help themselves.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Better late than never.

Don't test the depth of water with both feet.

Many hands make light work.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A good man is hard to find.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

An man's home is his castle.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

There is honour among thieves.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Cheats never prosper.

There's no fool like an old fool.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.

Two heads are better than one.

No man is an island.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Fight fire with fire.

Pride comes before a fall.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Knowledge is power.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

He who hesitates is lost.

The Devil looks after his own.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Physician, heal thyself.

First impressions are the most lasting.

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A leopard can't change its spots.

If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A golden key can open any door.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The pen is mightier than sword.

You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The best is the enemy of the good.

To the victor go the spoils.

A watched pot never boils.

A thing begun is half done.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Accidents will happen.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Like father, like son.

Moderation in all things.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Give credit where credit is due.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Enough is enough.

Faith will move mountains.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

All's fair in love and war.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

There's no smoke without fire.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

All's well that ends well.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.

It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Variety is the spice of life.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Easy come, easy go.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

It's never too late to mend.

If you build it, they will come.

Revenge is sweet.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.