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

Slow but sure.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

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

A good man is hard to find.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

Accidents will happen.

Look before you leap.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Seeing is believing.

Crime doesn't pay.

Make haste slowly.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Nine tailors make a man.

Easy come, easy go.

Actions speak louder than words.

All's fair in love and war.

There's no time like the present.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

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

The show must go on.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Live and let live.

You can't always get what you want.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Money talks.

Get out while the getting is good.

A house is not a home.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Walls have ears.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Every picture tells a story.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Revenge is sweet.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Many hands make light work.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

You win some, you lose some.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Money makes the world go round.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Any port in a storm.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

All's well that ends well.

Beware the Ides of March.

Give the Devil his due.

Home is where the heart is.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Less said, soon mended.

While there is life, there is hope.

The bigger, the better.

All things must pass.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

There's a time and a place for everything.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Clothes do not make the man.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

East, west, home's best.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Don't shoot the messenger.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

It's the singer not the song.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The best things in life are free.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

For everything there is a season.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The Devil looks after his own.

It takes two to tango.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

There's no smoke without fire.

Only the good die young.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A word to the wise is enough.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Truth will out.

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

You are what you eat.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Even a worm will turn.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Paddle your own canoe.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Possession is nine points of the law.

There is honour among thieves.

You are never too old to learn.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Might is right.

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

A cat may look at a king.

There's safety in numbers.

Haste makes waste.

The end justifies the means.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A fish always rots from the head.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

There's no place like home.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Moderation in all things.

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

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

What goes up must come down.

Let well alone.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The pen is mightier than sword.

There is no accounting for tastes.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Love is blind.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Like father, like son.

Talk is cheap.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Cheats never prosper.

First come, first served.

Third time lucky.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Seek and you shall find.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Share and share alike.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Slow and steady wins the race.

No man can serve two masters.

Manners maketh the man.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Life is what you make it.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Honesty is the best policy.

Tomorrow never comes.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Dead men tell no tales.

It's best to be on the safe side.

One hand washes the other.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Still waters run deep.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Don't throw good money after bad.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

You reap what you sow.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Love will find a way.

Fortune favours the brave.

Time and tide wait for no one.

The early bird gets the worm.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Good talk saves the food.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Bad news travels fast.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Another day, another dollar.

A watched pot never boils.

Every dog has its day.

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

Count your blessings.

Better safe than sorry.

You can't take it with you.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Better late than never.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

What goes around comes around.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Tomorrow is another day.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Silence is golden.

Keep your powder dry.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Life begins at forty.

One good deed deserves another.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Fight fire with fire.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

All publicity is good publicity.

An army marches on its stomach.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Seize the day.

No pain, no gain.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Virtue is its own reward.

All good things must come to an end.

Let bygones be bygones.

Faith will move mountains.

There's one born every minute.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Time is a great healer.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Never tell tales out of school.

Great minds think alike.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Time flies.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

No news is good news.

Keep your chin up.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Go the extra mile.

Nothing new under the sun.

A bad penny always turns up.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Bad money drives out good.

Speak as you find.

Quid pro quo.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

If you build it, they will come.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Money isn't everything.

Every stick has two ends.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't rock the boat.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Little pitchers have big ears.

History repeats itself.

Blood is thicker than water.

First things first.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Two heads are better than one.

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

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Never go to bed on an argument.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

God helps those who help themselves.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Business before pleasure.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Each to their own.

Variety is the spice of life.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A man is known by his friends.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Make love not war.

Charity begins at home.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Horses for courses.

Practice what you preach.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Live and learn.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Waste not, want not.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

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

No rest for the wicked.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The truth will out.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Knowledge is power.

Wonders will never cease.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

It's all grist to the mill.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

The more the merrier.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

All you need is love.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The leopard does not change his spots.

A thing begun is half done.

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

The Devil is in the details.

The best defence is a good offence.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

There's an exception to every rule.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The age of miracles is past.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Physician, heal thyself.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Enough is enough.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Misery loves company.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Patience is a virtue.

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

Let the buyer beware.

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

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

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Forgive and forget.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

It's never too late to mend.

Time will tell.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Silence construes consent.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

To the victor go the spoils.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Time is money.

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