Like father, like son.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Give credit where credit is due.

Every picture tells a story.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Tomorrow never comes.

Any port in a storm.

All's well that ends well.

Live and learn.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Nothing new under the sun.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Stupid is as stupid does.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Still waters run deep.

Let the dead bury the dead.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

East, west, home's best.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Make haste slowly.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Let well alone.

What can't be cured must be endured.

It's never too late to mend.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The more the merrier.

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

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

Love will find a way.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

All publicity is good publicity.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The Devil looks after his own.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Count your blessings.

The Devil is in the details.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Talk is cheap.

It never rains but it pours.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Once a thief, always a thief.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Misery loves company.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Easy come, easy go.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Great minds think alike.

Opposites attract.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

East is east, and west is west.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Manners maketh the man.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Forgive and forget.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

There's one born every minute.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You reap what you sow.

Better safe than sorry.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Charity begins at home.

Keep your chin up.

There's no place like home.

It takes one to know one.

Silence is golden.

Another day, another dollar.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Blood is thicker than water.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Go the extra mile.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Time flies.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

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

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

First come, first served.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Life begins at forty.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.

A cat has nine lives.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

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

There are two sides to every question.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Even a worm will turn.

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

All things must pass.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Revenge is sweet.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Strike while the iron is hot.

One good deed deserves another.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Time will tell.

No man can serve two masters.

No man is an island.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Oil and water don't mix.

Christmas comes but once a year.

To every thing there is a season.

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

The age of miracles is past.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

The best things in life are free.

Cold hands, warm heart.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Honesty is the best policy.

There's safety in numbers.

Each to their own.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

First things first.

When one door shuts, another opens.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Love makes the world go round.

Never tell tales out of school.

Keep your powder dry.

Waste not, want not.

God helps those who help themselves.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Attack is the best form of defence.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

It's all grist to the mill.

Many hands make light work.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

No rest for the wicked.

Small things amuse small minds.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Home is where the heart is.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A house is not a home.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Less is more.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

An army marches on its stomach.

Paddle your own canoe.

One hand washes the other.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Silence construes consent.

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

There's none so blind as those who will not see.

Seize the day.

Hope springs eternal.

Get out while the getting is good.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Pride comes before a fall.

Patience is a virtue.

Knowledge is power.

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

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The wages of sin is death.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Practice what you preach.

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

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Accidents will happen.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Fight the good fight.

Only the good die young.

Good things come to those who wait.

If you build it, they will come.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

More haste, less speed.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Third time lucky.

Put your best foot forward.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

A person is known by the company they keep.

You win some, you lose some.

A man is known by his friends.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Walls have ears.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Variety is the spice of life.

The truth will out.

It's better to give than to receive.

Dead men tell no tales.

Haste makes waste.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Two heads are better than one.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Ignorance is bliss.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Money talks.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Out of sight, out of mind.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Make hay while the sun shines.

You can't always get what you want.

Children should be seen and not heard.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

There is honour among thieves.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Wonders will never cease.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Good things come in small packages.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Every stick has two ends.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Time is a great healer.

Horses for courses.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

Always put your best foot forward.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

No pain, no gain.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

Seek and you shall find.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A dog is a man's best friend.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Love is blind.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Tomorrow is another day.

Laughter is the best medicine.

There's an exception to every rule.

Money makes the world go round.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

There's no time like the present.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

All the world loves a lover.

It's the singer not the song.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Quid pro quo.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Live and let live.

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

No news is good news.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Actions speak louder than words.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

While there is life, there is hope.

All's fair in love and war.

Slow but sure.

All you need is love.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Only fools and horses work.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Pearls of wisdom.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Less said, soon mended.

The show must go on.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Truth will out.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

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

The bigger, the better.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The end justifies the means.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

You can't win them all.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Seeing is believing.

Might is right.

Fight fire with fire.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Moderation in all things.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.

Look before you leap.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Don't rock the boat.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

You can't take it with you.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Speak as you find.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Beware the Ides of March.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Good talk saves the food.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Make love not war.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Let bygones be bygones.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

It takes two to tango.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Life is what you make it.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A good man is hard to find.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A golden key can open any door.

For everything there is a season.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

All that glitters is not gold.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Share and share alike.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

If you can't be good, be careful.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Virtue is its own reward.

Money isn't everything.

Nine tailors make a man.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Give the Devil his due.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Cheats never prosper.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A fish always rots from the head.

Time is money.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Every dog has its day.

Into every life a little rain must fall.