A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

You are never too old to learn.

There is honour among thieves.

First impressions are the most lasting.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Love will find a way.

It goes without saying.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

It's never too late to mend.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The best things in life are free.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Ignorance is bliss.

Horses for courses.

An man's home is his castle.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Small things amuse small minds.

Wonders will never cease.

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

A good man is hard to find.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Don't throw good money after bad.

There's a time and a place for everything.

More haste, less speed.

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

It never rains but it pours.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Let the dead bury the dead.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Hope springs eternal.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Let the buyer beware.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Hide in plain sight.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Put your best foot forward.

Fight fire with fire.

Strike while the iron is hot.

One hand washes the other.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

You can't take it with you.

Stupid is as stupid does.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Children and fools tell the truth.

No man is an island.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Persuasion is better than force.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

There's one born every minute.

The early bird gets the worm.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Knowledge is power.

Count your blessings.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Seek and you shall find.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Patience is a virtue.

Tomorrow never comes.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Do as I say, not as I do.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

There's safety in numbers.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

He who hesitates is lost.

To every thing there is a season.

Pearls of wisdom.

Better safe than sorry.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Life begins at forty.

The age of miracles is past.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Seeing is believing.

No man can serve two masters.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Fight the good fight.

If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't rock the boat.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

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

Love is blind.

Practice makes perfect.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

You can't win them all.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

All publicity is good publicity.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The customer is always right.

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

Forgive and forget.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Manners maketh the man.

Go the extra mile.

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

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

East is east, and west is west.

There's no time like the present.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A watched pot never boils.

Better late than never.

The Devil looks after his own.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Faith will move mountains.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Even a worm will turn.

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

Easy come, easy go.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

What goes up must come down.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

No news is good news.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Speak as you find.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Time is money.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

All you need is love.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Blood is thicker than water.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Cheats never prosper.

If you build it, they will come.

History repeats itself.

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

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

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Actions speak louder than words.

Still waters run deep.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A cat may look at a king.

Opposites attract.

Misery loves company.

Truth will out.

Walls have ears.

The bigger, the better.

Only fools and horses work.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

East, west, home's best.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

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

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A golden key can open any door.

Bad news travels fast.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Everyone has their price.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

For everything there is a season.

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

Less said, soon mended.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

The end justifies the means.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The Devil is in the details.

The best defence is a good offence.

Good talk saves the food.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Each to their own.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

It's better to give than to receive.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The more the merrier.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Slow but sure.

Live and let live.

Talk is cheap.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Give credit where credit is due.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Any port in a storm.

One good deed deserves another.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Moderation in all things.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Time will tell.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Haste makes waste.

Keep your powder dry.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Like father, like son.

Accidents will happen.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

It takes one to know one.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

An army marches on its stomach.

Quid pro quo.

Another day, another dollar.

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

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Good things come in small packages.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Share and share alike.

All's well that ends well.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

What goes around comes around.

Time flies.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Business before pleasure.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

One swallow does not a summer make.

No rest for the wicked.

Make love not war.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Two heads are better than one.

Time is a great healer.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Silence construes consent.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Give the Devil his due.

Home is where the heart is.

There's no place like home.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Charity begins at home.

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

You reap what you sow.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Live and learn.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

You are what you eat.

There's no smoke without fire.

A word to the wise is enough.

First come, first served.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

While there is life, there is hope.

Variety is the spice of life.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Dead men tell no tales.

Less is more.

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

Money isn't everything.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Enough is enough.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Look before you leap.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

You win some, you lose some.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

All things must pass.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

All the world loves a lover.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Great minds think alike.

Good things come to those who wait.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

It takes two to tango.

Revenge is sweet.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

The show must go on.

Every stick has two ends.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

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

Every dog has its day.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Keep your chin up.

Practice what you preach.

Don't shoot the messenger.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Clothes do not make the man.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Waste not, want not.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

It's never too late to mend.

Big fish eat little fish.

Make haste slowly.