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

A golden key can open any door.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Every dog has its day.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Practice what you preach.

Blood is thicker than water.

The Devil looks after his own.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Haste makes waste.

Less is more.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Time will tell.

A house is not a home.

There are two sides to every question.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

All's fair in love and war.

Moderation in all things.

Many hands make light work.

Live and learn.

Wonders will never cease.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

No man is an island.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

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

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

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Silence construes consent.

The show must go on.

All that glitters is not gold.

Make love not war.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Nine tailors make a man.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Bad money drives out good.

Opposites attract.

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

It's the singer not the song.

There's safety in numbers.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Physician, heal thyself.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

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

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

Different strokes for different folks.

A cat has nine lives.

A watched pot never boils.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Less said, soon mended.

Let bygones be bygones.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Every stick has two ends.

All the world loves a lover.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Let the buyer beware.

You are never too old to learn.

Tomorrow is another day.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

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

One hand washes the other.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Big fish eat little fish.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

All things must pass.

All's well that ends well.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Love is blind.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Needs must when the devil drives.

Put your best foot forward.

If you build it, they will come.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A dog is a man's best friend.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Variety is the spice of life.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Dead men tell no tales.

All roads lead to Rome.

Everyone has their price.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Two heads are better than one.

You reap what you sow.

Great minds think alike.

Hide in plain sight.

Don't rock the boat.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A thing begun is half done.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Truth will out.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

It never rains but it pours.

The more the merrier.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Seize the day.

Any port in a storm.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Speak as you find.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Time flies.

Silence is golden.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Time and tide wait for no one.

The pen is mightier than sword.

All good things must come to an end.

Better safe than sorry.

No man can serve two masters.

A bad penny always turns up.

God helps those who help themselves.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Good talk saves the food.

A word to the wise is enough.

You can't win them all.

Life is what you make it.

The wages of sin is death.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Crime doesn't pay.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A leopard can't change its spots.

What goes up must come down.

Charity begins at home.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Seek and you shall find.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Home is where the heart is.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

You can't take it with you.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Might is right.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

No news is good news.

It takes two to tango.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

There's no time like the present.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't get mad, get even.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Actions speak louder than words.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Let well alone.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Like father, like son.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

You win some, you lose some.

There's a time and a place for everything.

An army marches on its stomach.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

There is honour among thieves.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Pearls of wisdom.

First come, first served.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Every picture tells a story.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Love will find a way.

Time is money.

Make haste slowly.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The best-laid plans go astray.

There's an exception to every rule.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

All publicity is good publicity.

Cheats never prosper.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Hope springs eternal.

Talk is cheap.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Live and let live.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Birds of a feather flock together.

The best things in life are free.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Horses for courses.

A poor worker blames the tools.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Keep your powder dry.

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

More haste, less speed.

All you need is love.

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

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

No rest for the wicked.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Give credit where credit is due.

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

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

Seeing is believing.

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

Look before you leap.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

It takes one to know one.

The best is the enemy of the good.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Still waters run deep.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

History repeats itself.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The age of miracles is past.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Third time lucky.

For everything there is a season.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Learn to walk before you run.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

An man's home is his castle.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Accidents will happen.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Persuasion is better than force.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The bigger, the better.

Slow but sure.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Only the good die young.

Paddle your own canoe.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

You can't always get what you want.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

It's better to give than to receive.

Money makes the world go round.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Manners maketh the man.

He who hesitates is lost.

Children and fools tell the truth.

The customer is always right.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Small things amuse small minds.

Keep your chin up.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Fortune favours the brave.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Each to their own.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

There's one born every minute.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Count your blessings.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Money isn't everything.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Youth is wasted on the young.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Pride comes before a fall.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

What goes around comes around.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

East is east, and west is west.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Time is a great healer.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

You are what you eat.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

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

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Another day, another dollar.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Enough is enough.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Fight the good fight.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

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

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Easy come, easy go.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Handsome is as handsome does.

No pain, no gain.

Waste not, want not.

A man is known by his friends.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

The truth will out.

Love makes the world go round.

Go the extra mile.

It's never too late to mend.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Faith will move mountains.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A cat may look at a king.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

First things first.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

The Devil is in the details.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

A good man is hard to find.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Walls have ears.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

There's no smoke without fire.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Shrouds have no pockets.

East, west, home's best.

Patience is a virtue.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Business before pleasure.

Beware the Ides of March.

There's no place like home.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.