Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Let the buyer beware.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Forgive and forget.

Give the Devil his due.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Time is a great healer.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Keep your powder dry.

When one door shuts, another opens.

There's no place like home.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Physician, heal thyself.

Waste not, want not.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

No news is good news.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A stitch in time saves nine.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Virtue is its own reward.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

All publicity is good publicity.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Charity begins at home.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Truth will out.

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

Money makes the world go round.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

One hand washes the other.

Only fools and horses work.

Less said, soon mended.

Ignorance is bliss.

Never speak ill of the dead.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Enough is as good as a feast.

It's all grist to the mill.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Nothing new under the sun.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Misery loves company.

Less is more.

A cat may look at a king.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

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

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Enough is enough.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Make love not war.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Count your blessings.

Two heads are better than one.

Beware the Ides of March.

Quid pro quo.

Keep your chin up.

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

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The more the merrier.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Fight the good fight.

Pearls of wisdom.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The wages of sin is death.

Tomorrow is another day.

Nine tailors make a man.

All things must pass.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Don't rock the boat.

Horses for courses.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Small things amuse small minds.

A house is not a home.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

First impressions are the most lasting.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Live and learn.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Always put your best foot forward.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

All good things come to those that wait.

Easy come, easy go.

Share and share alike.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Put your best foot forward.

Everyone has their price.

The best is the enemy of the good.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Good things come in small packages.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Slow but sure.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Life is what you make it.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

You are what you eat.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

One good deed deserves another.

There's one born every minute.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

All you need is love.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

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

Practice makes perfect.

Business before pleasure.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

While there is life, there is hope.

Time is money.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Money talks.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

It's better to give than to receive.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Hope springs eternal.

Accidents will happen.

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

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

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

It goes without saying.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

For everything there is a season.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Marriages are made in heaven.

All's fair in love and war.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

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

Dead men tell no tales.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Every dog has its day.

Love is blind.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Time will tell.

Look before you leap.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Blood is thicker than water.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

You win some, you lose some.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

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

Haste makes waste.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Time and tide wait for no one.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A word to the wise is enough.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Opposites attract.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The show must go on.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Go the extra mile.

The best things in life are free.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

To the victor go the spoils.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Let bygones be bygones.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Money is the root of all evil.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Another day, another dollar.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Love makes the world go round.

It never rains but it pours.

Seeing is believing.

Money isn't everything.

Let the dead bury the dead.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Good talk saves the food.

The best defence is a good offence.

Might is right.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Each to their own.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

All good things must come to an end.

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

No man can serve two masters.

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

Great minds think alike.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A thing begun is half done.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Revenge is sweet.

East is east, and west is west.

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

What goes around comes around.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

There's safety in numbers.

Seize the day.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

There's no fool like an old fool.

If the cap fits, wear it.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The customer is always right.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The age of miracles is past.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Every stick has two ends.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

You can't always get what you want.

Moderation in all things.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Time flies.

No man is an island.

Live and let live.

What goes up must come down.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Children and fools tell the truth.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

To every thing there is a season.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Talk is cheap.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Wonders will never cease.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Beggars can't be choosers.

You reap what you sow.

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

Cheats never prosper.

There is honour among thieves.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Still waters run deep.

Paddle your own canoe.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

There's no smoke without fire.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

You can't win them all.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Life begins at forty.

Variety is the spice of life.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Knowledge is power.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A good man is hard to find.

No rest for the wicked.

You can't take it with you.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Let well alone.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

All's well that ends well.

History repeats itself.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Home is where the heart is.

East, west, home's best.

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

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Seek and you shall find.

More haste, less speed.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A man is known by his friends.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A bad penny always turns up.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A fish always rots from the head.

Speak as you find.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Fight fire with fire.

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

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

All that glitters is not gold.

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

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Make haste slowly.

It takes two to tango.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Fortune favours the brave.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Out of sight, out of mind.

If you build it, they will come.

Better late than never.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A miss is as good as a mile.

First things first.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

It's never too late to mend.

You are never too old to learn.

Many hands make light work.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

An army marches on its stomach.

Don't get mad, get even.

An army marches on its stomach.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

The end justifies the means.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Actions speak louder than words.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

First come, first served.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Bad money drives out good.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Pride comes before a fall.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Third time lucky.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Practice what you preach.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.