Feed a cold and starve a fever.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Like father, like son.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Love is blind.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Better safe than sorry.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

It's better to give than to receive.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Even a worm will turn.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Small things amuse small minds.

The more the merrier.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Horses for courses.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

You are what you eat.

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

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Every dog has its day.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Stupid is as stupid does.

You win some, you lose some.

Slow but sure.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Oil and water don't mix.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

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

History repeats itself.

Live and let live.

The wages of sin is death.

An army marches on its stomach.

Keep your chin up.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Pearls of wisdom.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Every stick has two ends.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The Devil is in the details.

You reap what you sow.

All that glitters is not gold.

Always put your best foot forward.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

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

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Clothes do not make the man.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Virtue is its own reward.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A cat has nine lives.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Faith will move mountains.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

The end justifies the means.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Persuasion is better than force.

You can't always get what you want.

A word to the wise is enough.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

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

All you need is love.

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

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

Fortune favours the brave.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Bad news travels fast.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Misery loves company.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Live and learn.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Seeing is believing.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Different strokes for different folks.

Love will find a way.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

It takes one to know one.

You can't win them all.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A man is known by his friends.

It's all grist to the mill.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

No pain, no gain.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Less is more.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Make love not war.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Beauty is only skin deep.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

There's no smoke without fire.

Silence is golden.

Ignorance is bliss.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Pride comes before a fall.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Cheats never prosper.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

It's best to be on the safe side.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

More haste, less speed.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The customer is always right.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Life is what you make it.

What goes up must come down.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Money isn't everything.

Let well alone.

There's safety in numbers.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Time will tell.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Many hands make light work.

Don't rock the boat.

The age of miracles is past.

Opposites attract.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

No rest for the wicked.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

What goes around comes around.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

If you build it, they will come.

For everything there is a season.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Dead men tell no tales.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Only fools and horses work.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

First things first.

All publicity is good publicity.

Hope springs eternal.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Home is where the heart is.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Tomorrow is another day.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Get out while the getting is good.

Accidents will happen.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

There's no place like home.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Honesty is the best policy.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Children and fools tell the truth.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Paddle your own canoe.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

There are two sides to every question.

The bigger, the better.

Great minds think alike.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Walls have ears.

It's never too late to mend.

East, west, home's best.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A good man is hard to find.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Money is the root of all evil.

Children should be seen and not heard.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Practice what you preach.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Love makes the world go round.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A bad penny always turns up.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Charity begins at home.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Make haste slowly.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Time is money.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Give credit where credit is due.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Money talks.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Still waters run deep.

The best things in life are free.

Haste makes waste.

The leopard does not change his spots.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Truth will out.

The exception which proves the rule.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Another day, another dollar.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Third time lucky.

Silence construes consent.

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

A golden key can open any door.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Keep your powder dry.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Practice makes perfect.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Life begins at forty.

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

Share and share alike.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

There's no time like the present.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Give the Devil his due.

Two heads are better than one.

All roads lead to Rome.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Speak as you find.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

No news is good news.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Quid pro quo.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

Patience is a virtue.

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

Manners maketh the man.

While there is life, there is hope.

East is east, and west is west.

Don't change horses in midstream.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The show must go on.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Everyone has their price.

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

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

The early bird gets the worm.

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

It takes two to tango.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Forgive and forget.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Seek and you shall find.

Never give a sucker an even break.

There is honour among thieves.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Waste not, want not.

Nothing new under the sun.

Bad money drives out good.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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.

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

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Good talk saves the food.

Fight fire with fire.

Crime doesn't pay.

Each to their own.

One good deed deserves another.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Look before you leap.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Easy come, easy go.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Every picture tells a story.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

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

Put your best foot forward.

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

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

First come, first served.

Youth is wasted on the young.

No man can serve two masters.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Fight the good fight.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Talk is cheap.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A watched pot never boils.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

It goes without saying.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

All's fair in love and war.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A thing begun is half done.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

All things must pass.

Good things come in small packages.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Might is right.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A fish always rots from the head.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

No man is an island.

Knowledge is power.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

When one door shuts, another opens.

All good things come to those that wait.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Only the good die young.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

All the world loves a lover.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Actions speak louder than words.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Moderation in all things.

Tomorrow never comes.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Count your blessings.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.