Better late than never.

The truth will out.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Never tell tales out of school.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Love will find a way.

Money talks.

There's no time like the present.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Love is blind.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Make love not war.

There are two sides to every question.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

There's no smoke without fire.

Less said, soon mended.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Only fools and horses work.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Faith will move mountains.

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

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

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

Easy come, easy go.

Pearls of wisdom.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Put your best foot forward.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Misery loves company.

Count your blessings.

A man is known by his friends.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

You can't take it with you.

Haste makes waste.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

It's never too late to mend.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

First come, first served.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Manners maketh the man.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A person is known by the company they keep.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Give the Devil his due.

Might is right.

Every stick has two ends.

Good things come to those who wait.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Love makes the world go round.

An army marches on its stomach.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Nine tailors make a man.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Money makes the world go round.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Always put your best foot forward.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Talk is cheap.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

If you can't be good, be careful.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

The show must go on.

All's well that ends well.

Give credit where credit is due.

Keep your powder dry.

Time is money.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Virtue is its own reward.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Third time lucky.

The early bird gets the worm.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

It's the singer not the song.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

The pen is mightier than sword.

It goes without saying.

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

If you build it, they will come.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Good talk saves the food.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Money is the root of all evil.

A thing begun is half done.

Let the buyer beware.

No news is good news.

What goes up must come down.

Silence is golden.

Marriages are made in heaven.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

No pain, no gain.

The best is the enemy of the good.

You win some, you lose some.

Dead men tell no tales.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Variety is the spice of life.

Actions speak louder than words.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Cheats never prosper.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

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

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

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

It never rains but it pours.

Wonders will never cease.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The customer is always right.

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

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

There's an exception to every rule.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Look before you leap.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

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

The Devil is in the details.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

What goes around comes around.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Beware the Ides of March.

All things must pass.

Seize the day.

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

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

Another day, another dollar.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

All good things must come to an end.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Time is a great healer.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Everyone has their price.

Life begins at forty.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Many hands make light work.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

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

Go the extra mile.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Walls have ears.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

In the midst of life we are in death.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Speak as you find.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Truth will out.

Quid pro quo.

No man is an island.

Youth is wasted on the young.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Horses for courses.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A watched pot never boils.

If the cap fits, wear it.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Don't get mad, get even.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Don't shoot the messenger.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

All publicity is good publicity.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Live and learn.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Don't rock the boat.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

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

Keep your chin up.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

It takes two to tango.

Physician, heal thyself.

There's no fool like an old fool.

The age of miracles is past.

History repeats itself.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Charity begins at home.

Moderation in all things.

All the world loves a lover.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

All roads lead to Rome.

Small things amuse small minds.

It's better to give than to receive.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Revenge is sweet.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Money isn't everything.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Seeing is believing.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Silence construes consent.

Let well alone.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Slow but sure.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

You reap what you sow.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

There's safety in numbers.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Practice what you preach.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Business before pleasure.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Every dog has its day.

A good man is hard to find.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Still waters run deep.

Different strokes for different folks.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Accidents will happen.

Like father, like son.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

It takes one to know one.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Less is more.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Waste not, want not.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

You are never too old to learn.

Make haste slowly.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Enough is enough.

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

Any port in a storm.

Forgive and forget.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Life is what you make it.

Only the good die young.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fortune favours the brave.

More haste, less speed.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The wages of sin is death.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Great minds think alike.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Two heads are better than one.

Fight the good fight.

What can't be cured must be endured.

While there is life, there is hope.

There's one born every minute.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

First things first.

Opposites attract.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

There's no place like home.

Oil and water don't mix.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Never speak ill of the dead.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

No rest for the wicked.

The exception which proves the rule.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Hide in plain sight.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Good things come in small packages.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

An man's home is his castle.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A cat has nine lives.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Home is where the heart is.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

A cat may look at a king.

The end justifies the means.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Patience is a virtue.

Nothing new under the sun.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Children should be seen and not heard.

A bad penny always turns up.

All you need is love.

Christmas comes but once a year.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

You are what you eat.

Every picture tells a story.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

You can't win them all.

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

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

Honesty is the best policy.

The bigger, the better.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

East, west, home's best.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A golden key can open any door.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Each to their own.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Live and let live.

It's all grist to the mill.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

You can't always get what you want.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

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

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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