While there is life, there is hope.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Small things amuse small minds.

Let well alone.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

It's never too late to mend.

It takes two to tango.

The bigger, the better.

Paddle your own canoe.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Give the Devil his due.

Live and learn.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Accidents will happen.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A new broom sweeps clean.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

First things first.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

East, west, home's best.

Nothing new under the sun.

The truth will out.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Tomorrow never comes.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Charity begins at home.

Walls have ears.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Revenge is sweet.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Slow but sure.

Silence construes consent.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Clothes do not make the man.

Dead men tell no tales.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

All the world loves a lover.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Third time lucky.

Seeing is believing.

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

There's a time and a place for everything.

You can't always get what you want.

Opposites attract.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Nine tailors make a man.

A good man is hard to find.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

What goes around comes around.

History repeats itself.

Make love not war.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Quid pro quo.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The exception which proves the rule.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

It's better to give than to receive.

Two heads are better than one.

Look before you leap.

Forgive and forget.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A dog is a man's best friend.

There is honour among thieves.

All's well that ends well.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Put your best foot forward.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

It never rains but it pours.

Give credit where credit is due.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Waste not, want not.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

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

Time will tell.

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

It goes without saying.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

More haste, less speed.

Practice what you preach.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

No man can serve two masters.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

No man is an island.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Talk is cheap.

All good things come to those that wait.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

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

Wonders will never cease.

The customer is always right.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Life begins at forty.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Seize the day.

All that glitters is not gold.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Honesty is the best policy.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Everyone has their price.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Every dog has its day.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

First come, first served.

A cat may look at a king.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Bad news travels fast.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There are two sides to every question.

Silence is golden.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

A fish always rots from the head.

Any port in a storm.

The Devil is in the details.

Patience is a virtue.

A golden key can open any door.

What goes up must come down.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Horses for courses.

Money makes the world go round.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Love makes the world go round.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Even a worm will turn.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A cat has nine lives.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Hope springs eternal.

Less said, soon mended.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Go the extra mile.

Make haste slowly.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

All things must pass.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The best defence is a good offence.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Keep your chin up.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

There's no fool like an old fool.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Each to their own.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Cheats never prosper.

Good things come in small packages.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Great minds think alike.

Get out while the getting is good.

To every thing there is a season.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Never tell tales out of school.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A watched pot never boils.

Always put your best foot forward.

There's no smoke without fire.

Virtue is its own reward.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Let bygones be bygones.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

There's safety in numbers.

If you can't be good, be careful.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

There's no place like home.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Laughter is the best medicine.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Good talk saves the food.

Like father, like son.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Less is more.

A house is not a home.

Money isn't everything.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Shrouds have no pockets.

An man's home is his castle.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

You are never too old to learn.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Better late than never.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Only fools and horses work.

Pearls of wisdom.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Might is right.

The age of miracles is past.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Love is blind.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Ignorance is bliss.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

For everything there is a season.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The end justifies the means.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Don't shoot the messenger.

You win some, you lose some.

Beware the Ides of March.

Manners maketh the man.

No rest for the wicked.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

All you need is love.

Don't get mad, get even.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Pride comes before a fall.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

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

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

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

Better safe than sorry.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Enough is enough.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't rock the boat.

Every picture tells a story.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Bad money drives out good.

There's no time like the present.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Keep your powder dry.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Many hands make light work.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

It takes one to know one.

The show must go on.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

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

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

Misery loves company.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Knowledge is power.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The best things in life are free.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The wages of sin is death.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Life is what you make it.

There's an exception to every rule.

It's the singer not the song.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A miss is as good as a mile.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Practice makes perfect.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

You are what you eat.

Haste makes waste.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Time and tide wait for no one.

He who hesitates is lost.

Blood is thicker than water.

Count your blessings.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Business before pleasure.

There's one born every minute.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Don't change horses in midstream.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A bad penny always turns up.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Fortune favours the brave.

One hand washes the other.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Faith will move mountains.

Fight the good fight.

The more the merrier.

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

Live and let live.

Time is a great healer.

Variety is the spice of life.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

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

Time is money.

East is east, and west is west.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

One good deed deserves another.

Moderation in all things.

No pain, no gain.

Home is where the heart is.

Forewarned is forearmed.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.