History repeats itself.

You reap what you sow.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Nine tailors make a man.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

East is east, and west is west.

Revenge is sweet.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

There's an exception to every rule.

Forgive and forget.

Don't get mad, get even.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A cat may look at a king.

A dog is a man's best friend.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

All's well that ends well.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Persuasion is better than force.

God helps those who help themselves.

A fish always rots from the head.

Children and fools tell the truth.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

He who hesitates is lost.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Only the good die young.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

In the midst of life we are in death.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Cheats never prosper.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Patience is a virtue.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Opposites attract.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Charity begins at home.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A leopard can't change its spots.

It's better to give than to receive.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Love makes the world go round.

Time is a great healer.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Quid pro quo.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Money is the root of all evil.

Better late than never.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Let the buyer beware.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Make haste slowly.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

There is honour among thieves.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Seek and you shall find.

Tomorrow is another day.

A house is not a home.

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

Slow but sure.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

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

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

No rest for the wicked.

Less said, soon mended.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Many hands make light work.

Horses for courses.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Two heads are better than one.

Tomorrow never comes.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Time flies.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

One good deed deserves another.

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

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

First things first.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A bad penny always turns up.

Seize the day.

Still waters run deep.

Speak as you find.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Keep your powder dry.

Let bygones be bygones.

Truth will out.

A man is known by his friends.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Hope springs eternal.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Waste not, want not.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Keep your chin up.

Time is money.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Every stick has two ends.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Pearls of wisdom.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The wages of sin is death.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Home is where the heart is.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Faith will move mountains.

To the victor go the spoils.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

You can't take it with you.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Knowledge is power.

It goes without saying.

The age of miracles is past.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

You can't always get what you want.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

All publicity is good publicity.

Seeing is believing.

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

No news is good news.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Variety is the spice of life.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Silence construes consent.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Love is blind.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Always put your best foot forward.

The Devil is in the details.

Manners maketh the man.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

What goes up must come down.

You can have too much of a good thing.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Go the extra mile.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Money isn't everything.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Live and learn.

Clothes do not make the man.

Enough is enough.

No pain, no gain.

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

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Make love not war.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

A cat has nine lives.

More haste, less speed.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

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

Good talk saves the food.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Beware the Ides of March.

Silence is golden.

Life is what you make it.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Half a loaf is better than none.

If you build it, they will come.

Oil and water don't mix.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

You can't win them all.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

East, west, home's best.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Walls have ears.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

First come, first served.

Big fish eat little fish.

All things must pass.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Give the Devil his due.

All good things come to those that wait.

Might is right.

To every thing there is a season.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Dead men tell no tales.

No man is an island.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

For everything there is a season.

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

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

Everyone has their price.

Honesty is the best policy.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The show must go on.

You win some, you lose some.

A good man is hard to find.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Actions speak louder than words.

Any port in a storm.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

While there is life, there is hope.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Share and share alike.

It takes one to know one.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Wonders will never cease.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

No man can serve two masters.

Blood is thicker than water.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

All you need is love.

Bad money drives out good.

Every dog has its day.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Practice what you preach.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The customer is always right.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Paddle your own canoe.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Time will tell.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Moderation in all things.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It's the singer not the song.

Fight the good fight.

All the world loves a lover.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

There are two sides to every question.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Fight fire with fire.

The truth will out.

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

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

Hide in plain sight.

Life begins at forty.

Curiosity killed the cat.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

You are never too old to learn.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

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

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The more the merrier.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Stupid is as stupid does.

It never rains but it pours.

The end justifies the means.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Bad news travels fast.

Love will find a way.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

All's fair in love and war.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

All that glitters is not gold.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Only fools and horses work.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The best things in life are free.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Little pitchers have big ears.

What goes around comes around.

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

A watched pot never boils.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Talk is cheap.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

There's no place like home.

Fortune favours the brave.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Give credit where credit is due.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Learn to walk before you run.

Look before you leap.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Business before pleasure.

There's no time like the present.

Good things come in small packages.

Great minds think alike.

Easy come, easy go.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

One hand washes the other.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Haste makes waste.

There's no smoke without fire.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A word to the wise is enough.

The bigger, the better.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Less is more.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Accidents will happen.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

The early bird gets the worm.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Count your blessings.

There's safety in numbers.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Strike while the iron is hot.

An man's home is his castle.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Good things come to those who wait.

It takes two to tango.

All good things must come to an end.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Like father, like son.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A golden key can open any door.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Time is money.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

There's one born every minute.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

A thing begun is half done.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.