There's no time like the present.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Time and tide wait for no one.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Look before you leap.

Actions speak louder than words.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Practice makes perfect.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A watched pot never boils.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Another day, another dollar.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

All good things must come to an end.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

There are two sides to every question.

A cat has nine lives.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

All's fair in love and war.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't cast pearls before swine.

You are what you eat.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Seize the day.

If you build it, they will come.

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

The best things in life are free.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Money makes the world go round.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Less said, soon mended.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The age of miracles is past.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

You can't take it with you.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Like father, like son.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't get mad, get even.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Patience is a virtue.

First come, first served.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

One good deed deserves another.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Share and share alike.

It's the singer not the song.

Knowledge is power.

No pain, no gain.

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

Count your blessings.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Ignorance is bliss.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

There's an exception to every rule.

Let bygones be bygones.

Live and learn.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

It goes without saying.

Learn to walk before you run.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Practice what you preach.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

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

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Might is right.

Easy come, easy go.

Grief divided is made lighter.

All the world loves a lover.

Get out while the getting is good.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

All that glitters is not gold.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Time will tell.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The truth will out.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

There's one born every minute.

Tomorrow never comes.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Let well alone.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Small things amuse small minds.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't rock the boat.

Big fish eat little fish.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Nine tailors make a man.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Beggars can't be choosers.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Life is what you make it.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Fortune favours the brave.

You can't always get what you want.

Keep your powder dry.

It never rains but it pours.

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

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

An man's home is his castle.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A golden key can open any door.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Every stick has two ends.

Let the buyer beware.

There's safety in numbers.

It's all grist to the mill.

No rest for the wicked.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Keep your chin up.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Opposites attract.

Fight fire with fire.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Seek and you shall find.

Hope springs eternal.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

All's well that ends well.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Time is a great healer.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The wages of sin is death.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Wonders will never cease.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Moderation in all things.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Business before pleasure.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Beware the Ides of March.

Seeing is believing.

Every picture tells a story.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

The exception which proves the rule.

Money isn't everything.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Do as I say, not as I do.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

History repeats itself.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

No man is an island.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Haste makes waste.

A fish always rots from the head.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Every dog has its day.

You can have too much of a good thing.

One hand washes the other.

Great minds think alike.

Live and let live.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

You can't win them all.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

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

Put your best foot forward.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Love will find a way.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

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

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

It takes two to tango.

All things must pass.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Walls have ears.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Manners maketh the man.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

All good things come to those that wait.

Paddle your own canoe.

A good man is hard to find.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Possession is nine points of the law.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

The bigger, the better.

You reap what you sow.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Love is blind.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Charity begins at home.

The Devil is in the details.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Physician, heal thyself.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Appearances can be deceptive.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A picture paints a thousand words.

What goes around comes around.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Less is more.

There is honour among thieves.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Any port in a storm.

Good talk saves the food.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Laughter is the best medicine.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

It takes one to know one.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

All roads lead to Rome.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Blood is thicker than water.

Talk is cheap.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Revenge is sweet.

All you need is love.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Silence construes consent.

A thing begun is half done.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

There's no place like home.

The best is the enemy of the good.

East is east, and west is west.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The customer is always right.

A word to the wise is enough.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

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

Forgive and forget.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

There's no smoke without fire.

Money is the root of all evil.

Children should be seen and not heard.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

The end justifies the means.

Never tell tales out of school.

Children and fools tell the truth.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Many hands make light work.

Better late than never.

Go the extra mile.

You are never too old to learn.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

While there is life, there is hope.

What goes up must come down.

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

Misery loves company.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Silence is golden.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

God helps those who help themselves.

Accidents will happen.

Pride comes before a fall.

A man is known by his friends.

Truth will out.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Make love not war.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Waste not, want not.

Honesty is the best policy.

Hide in plain sight.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Each to their own.

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

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

He who hesitates is lost.

Still waters run deep.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Speak as you find.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

East, west, home's best.

Slow but sure.

Half a loaf is better than none.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

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

First things first.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Fight the good fight.

Third time lucky.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

The Devil looks after his own.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

A house is not a home.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Bad money drives out good.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

It's never too late to mend.

Time is money.

Time flies.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

No man can serve two masters.

Love makes the world go round.

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