Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Like father, like son.

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

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

Talk is cheap.

No man is an island.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Go the extra mile.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Better safe than sorry.

Seeing is believing.

The bigger, the better.

To every thing there is a season.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Less said, soon mended.

Live and learn.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Beware the Ides of March.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Money makes the world go round.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Half a loaf is better than none.

For everything there is a season.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't shoot the messenger.

No man can serve two masters.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

An army marches on its stomach.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Tomorrow never comes.

Different strokes for different folks.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Everyone has their price.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The customer is always right.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Cheats never prosper.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Fight the good fight.

Physician, heal thyself.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Each to their own.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Let bygones be bygones.

Make love not war.

Manners maketh the man.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Share and share alike.

An man's home is his castle.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Count your blessings.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The truth will out.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A thing begun is half done.

Good talk saves the food.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Crime doesn't pay.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Money talks.

One good deed deserves another.

Clothes do not make the man.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Opposites attract.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Only the good die young.

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

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Might is right.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Silence construes consent.

Great minds think alike.

Better late than never.

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

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A house is not a home.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Wonders will never cease.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There's one born every minute.

Keep your chin up.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Hope springs eternal.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A cat may look at a king.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Let well alone.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Revenge is sweet.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The best-laid plans go astray.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

It's better to give than to receive.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

One hand washes the other.

Blood is thicker than water.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Never give a sucker an even break.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A good man is hard to find.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Money is the root of all evil.

Nothing new under the sun.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Faith will move mountains.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

You can't win them all.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Good things come in small packages.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The Devil is in the details.

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

The best things in life are free.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Only fools and horses work.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Bad news travels fast.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Third time lucky.

All the world loves a lover.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Less is more.

The age of miracles is past.

It goes without saying.

Love is blind.

The more the merrier.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Fight fire with fire.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Handsome is as handsome does.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The Devil looks after his own.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Practice what you preach.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Quid pro quo.

All things must pass.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

It never rains but it pours.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Forgive and forget.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

You can't always get what you want.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Ignorance is bliss.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Speak as you find.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

There's no place like home.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

You can't take it with you.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Another day, another dollar.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Seek and you shall find.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

All good things come to those that wait.

Still waters run deep.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Keep your powder dry.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Life is what you make it.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

While there is life, there is hope.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

What can't be cured must be endured.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Time is a great healer.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

What goes around comes around.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

There's safety in numbers.

Truth will out.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Bad money drives out good.

Always put your best foot forward.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Every stick has two ends.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Live and let live.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Time will tell.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Give the Devil his due.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Pearls of wisdom.

First impressions are the most lasting.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Fortune favours the brave.

Accidents will happen.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The early bird gets the worm.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Money isn't everything.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Business before pleasure.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

If you build it, they will come.

Love makes the world go round.

The wages of sin is death.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Patience is a virtue.

Practice makes perfect.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Seize the day.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

It's the singer not the song.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Put your best foot forward.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Big fish eat little fish.

A new broom sweeps clean.

All good things must come to an end.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

You reap what you sow.

Life begins at forty.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

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

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A watched pot never boils.

All's fair in love and war.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

A cat has nine lives.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

History repeats itself.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Many hands make light work.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Slow and steady wins the race.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Any port in a storm.

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

Slow but sure.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

It's never too late to mend.

Every picture tells a story.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

There's no smoke without fire.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Enough is enough.

The pen is mightier than sword.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

What goes up must come down.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

No news is good news.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There is no accounting for tastes.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

First things first.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Charity begins at home.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Silence is golden.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Hide in plain sight.

The show must go on.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Moderation in all things.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Two heads are better than one.

No pain, no gain.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

All roads lead to Rome.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

To the victor go the spoils.

Paddle your own canoe.

Walls have ears.

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

Easy come, easy go.

You are what you eat.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Actions speak louder than words.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Horses for courses.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

East, west, home's best.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

East is east, and west is west.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Love will find a way.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

If the cap fits, wear it.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Time is money.

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

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

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

A golden key can open any door.

The end justifies the means.

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

Knowledge is power.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Let the buyer beware.

Small things amuse small minds.

Even a worm will turn.

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