Faint heart never won fair lady.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Time flies.

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

All's fair in love and war.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Waste not, want not.

Patience is a virtue.

Enough is enough.

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

Talk is cheap.

You can't always get what you want.

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

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The early bird gets the worm.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Life is what you make it.

East, west, home's best.

Faith will move mountains.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Many hands make light work.

Hide in plain sight.

The customer is always right.

Oil and water don't mix.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

The end justifies the means.

It takes one to know one.

First come, first served.

Fight the good fight.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

No rest for the wicked.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Count your blessings.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Nothing new under the sun.

Love makes the world go round.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Horses for courses.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A good man is hard to find.

Time will tell.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

One hand washes the other.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Appearances can be deceptive.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

It's the singer not the song.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Every dog has its day.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Revenge is sweet.

A fish always rots from the head.

Everyone has their price.

Wonders will never cease.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Tomorrow is another day.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Business before pleasure.

Great minds think alike.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Two heads are better than one.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

There are two sides to every question.

Go the extra mile.

Ignorance is bliss.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't shoot the messenger.

All's well that ends well.

It's never too late to mend.

The show must go on.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

A person is known by the company they keep.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Paddle your own canoe.

First things first.

The best defence is a good offence.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Don't change horses in midstream.

All publicity is good publicity.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Beggars can't be choosers.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A cat may look at a king.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Opposites attract.

Time is a great healer.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

All the world loves a lover.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Always put your best foot forward.

Easy come, easy go.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

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

Let well alone.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Big fish eat little fish.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Home is where the heart is.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A house is not a home.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Moderation in all things.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

The exception which proves the rule.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Haste makes waste.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Clothes do not make the man.

Truth will out.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The Devil looks after his own.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

One good deed deserves another.

You win some, you lose some.

Better late than never.

Persuasion is better than force.

Love is blind.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A poor worker blames the tools.

More haste, less speed.

Silence construes consent.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

You can't take it with you.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Half a loaf is better than none.

If the cap fits, wear it.

It's best to be on the safe side.

All good things come to those that wait.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Another day, another dollar.

Like father, like son.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Cold hands, warm heart.

It never rains but it pours.

Accidents will happen.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Hope springs eternal.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

You are never too old to learn.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

It goes without saying.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Look before you leap.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Third time lucky.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Make haste slowly.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

No pain, no gain.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

An man's home is his castle.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Better safe than sorry.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Make love not war.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

All things must pass.

The bigger, the better.

A golden key can open any door.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Different strokes for different folks.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Each to their own.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Good talk saves the food.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Learn to walk before you run.

Bad news travels fast.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Beware the Ides of March.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Life begins at forty.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Good things come in small packages.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

What goes up must come down.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The age of miracles is past.

East is east, and west is west.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Bad money drives out good.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Get out while the getting is good.

Money isn't everything.

First impressions are the most lasting.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

No man is an island.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

You can't win them all.

Dead men tell no tales.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

It's all grist to the mill.

Actions speak louder than words.

There's no place like home.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

It takes two to tango.

A word to the wise is enough.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Knowledge is power.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

You are what you eat.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Even a worm will turn.

Laughter is the best medicine.

He who hesitates is lost.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

In the midst of life we are in death.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Keep your chin up.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Any port in a storm.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Honesty is the best policy.

Nothing succeeds like success.

All you need is love.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Let the buyer beware.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

History repeats itself.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Silence is golden.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Money is the root of all evil.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Only fools and horses work.

Practice what you preach.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

Put your best foot forward.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Only the good die young.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Crime doesn't pay.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Forgive and forget.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Physician, heal thyself.

Love will find a way.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Slow but sure.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

First things first.

Small things amuse small minds.

Variety is the spice of life.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Keep your powder dry.

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

The best things in life are free.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The truth will out.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

It's better to give than to receive.

Misery loves company.

For everything there is a season.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

No news is good news.

What can't be cured must be endured.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

There's one born every minute.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The more the merrier.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Fight fire with fire.

Live and let live.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Don't throw good money after bad.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Every picture tells a story.

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

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

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

Live and learn.

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

Share and share alike.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A watched pot never boils.

Money talks.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Seeing is believing.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Make hay while the sun shines.

There's no smoke without fire.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Nine tailors make a man.

Walls have ears.

All roads lead to Rome.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Pearls of wisdom.

Strike while the iron is hot.