There is no accounting for tastes.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Enough is enough.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The show must go on.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

No rest for the wicked.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Moderation in all things.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Charity begins at home.

Only the good die young.

Speak as you find.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

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

Keep your chin up.

A house is not a home.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

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

It's never too late to mend.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Love is blind.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

A golden key can open any door.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

East, west, home's best.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

There's one born every minute.

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

All you need is love.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A bad penny always turns up.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The best defence is a good offence.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Silence construes consent.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Less said, soon mended.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The end justifies the means.

Every stick has two ends.

It's better to give than to receive.

Two heads are better than one.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Every picture tells a story.

Misery loves company.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Time and tide wait for no one.

To every thing there is a season.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The wages of sin is death.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Love will find a way.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Nothing new under the sun.

Less is more.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

You reap what you sow.

Let well alone.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

You can't always get what you want.

Keep your powder dry.

All's well that ends well.

No pain, no gain.

Once bitten, twice shy.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Beware the Ides of March.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Honesty is the best policy.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Everyone has their price.

Money makes the world go round.

You are never too old to learn.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Only fools and horses work.

It takes two to tango.

Don't rock the boat.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

East is east, and west is west.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The exception which proves the rule.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Live and learn.

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

Forgive and forget.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Third time lucky.

Fight the good fight.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

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

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

Hope springs eternal.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Patience is a virtue.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Tomorrow is another day.

A cat has nine lives.

Let bygones be bygones.

A poor worker blames the tools.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Revenge is sweet.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Horses for courses.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

First come, first served.

If you build it, they will come.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Better safe than sorry.

Give credit where credit is due.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Hide in plain sight.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Go the extra mile.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Make love not war.

Truth will out.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Cheats never prosper.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Opposites attract.

All the world loves a lover.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Like father, like son.

Talk is cheap.

Practice what you preach.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Any port in a storm.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Love makes the world go round.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Each to their own.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

An army marches on its stomach.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't get mad, get even.

Silence is golden.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Still waters run deep.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Quid pro quo.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Accidents will happen.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Look before you leap.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Money isn't everything.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

First things first.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

It goes without saying.

You can't take it with you.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Man does not live by bread alone.

There is honour among thieves.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

More haste, less speed.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Time flies.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

There's an exception to every rule.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

It never rains but it pours.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

All things must pass.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Great minds think alike.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Easy come, easy go.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Waste not, want not.

Business before pleasure.

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

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Small things amuse small minds.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Money talks.

A fish always rots from the head.

Don't throw good money after bad.

A good man is hard to find.

Seize the day.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Even a worm will turn.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

For everything there is a season.

Many hands make light work.

What can't be cured must be endured.

There's no place like home.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

No man is an island.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Beggars can't be choosers.

All's fair in love and war.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Life is what you make it.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A watched pot never boils.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

You are what you eat.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Fight fire with fire.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

History repeats itself.

Faith will move mountains.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Learn to walk before you run.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Good fences make good neighbours.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Dead men tell no tales.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

What goes around comes around.

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

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

What goes up must come down.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Count your blessings.

It takes one to know one.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Tomorrow never comes.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Time is a great healer.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The pen is mightier than sword.

You can't win them all.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The age of miracles is past.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Life begins at forty.

Every dog has its day.

Good things come to those who wait.

Another day, another dollar.

One hand washes the other.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Put your best foot forward.

All roads lead to Rome.

You win some, you lose some.

Manners maketh the man.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Knowledge is power.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The early bird gets the worm.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

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

Blood is thicker than water.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

There are two sides to every question.

The bigger, the better.

One good deed deserves another.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

It's all grist to the mill.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Give the Devil his due.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Better late than never.

Haste makes waste.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

The customer is always right.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Make haste slowly.

Share and share alike.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

A thing begun is half done.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Money is the root of all evil.

In the midst of life we are in death.

No man can serve two masters.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

There's no time like the present.

Walls have ears.

Live and let live.

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

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

Paddle your own canoe.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

All good things must come to an end.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Pearls of wisdom.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Let the buyer beware.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

The truth will out.

The more the merrier.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Time will tell.

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

No news is good news.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.