Good things come in small packages.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

All roads lead to Rome.

Beggars can't be choosers.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

There are two sides to every question.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Crime doesn't pay.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Dead men tell no tales.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

There's no time like the present.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Let well alone.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Quid pro quo.

There's one born every minute.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Let bygones be bygones.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Everyone has their price.

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

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

A cat has nine lives.

Charity begins at home.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A fish always rots from the head.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

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

Time will tell.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The best things in life are free.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

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

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

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

Tomorrow is another day.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A house is not a home.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Still waters run deep.

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

For everything there is a season.

The exception which proves the rule.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Love will find a way.

Seek and you shall find.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Fight fire with fire.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

No rest for the wicked.

Make hay while the sun shines.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

History repeats itself.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Walls have ears.

Physician, heal thyself.

Persuasion is better than force.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Less is more.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

The end justifies the means.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Enough is enough.

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

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

Share and share alike.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Once a thief, always a thief.

There's safety in numbers.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Two heads are better than one.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Different strokes for different folks.

Many hands make light work.

There's no place like home.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

No man is an island.

Bad news travels fast.

Time and tide wait for no one.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Hide in plain sight.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

It goes without saying.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

All you need is love.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Life is what you make it.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

An army marches on its stomach.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Actions speak louder than words.

The Devil is in the details.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Pride comes before a fall.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

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

Live and let live.

It's all grist to the mill.

The bigger, the better.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A man is known by his friends.

Go the extra mile.

Home is where the heart is.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

First come, first served.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Accidents will happen.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A golden key can open any door.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

He who hesitates is lost.

Seize the day.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Practice makes perfect.

Might is right.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

You can't take it with you.

Faith will move mountains.

Look before you leap.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Money talks.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Speak as you find.

One good deed deserves another.

Easy come, easy go.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Moderation in all things.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Always put your best foot forward.

Don't rock the boat.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Ignorance is bliss.

Every dog has its day.

Third time lucky.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

The show must go on.

Horses for courses.

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

Love makes the world go round.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Put your best foot forward.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

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

Silence is golden.

Big fish eat little fish.

You win some, you lose some.

The wages of sin is death.

Love is blind.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

The truth will out.

Life begins at forty.

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

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Curiosity killed the cat.

East is east, and west is west.

There's a time and a place for everything.

All good things must come to an end.

It's best to be on the safe side.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

You are never too old to learn.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Forgive and forget.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Less said, soon mended.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Business before pleasure.

Time flies.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

You reap what you sow.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Variety is the spice of life.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Better safe than sorry.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Laughter is the best medicine.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

There is honour among thieves.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Like father, like son.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Practice what you preach.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

All good things come to those that wait.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A thing begun is half done.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Nine tailors make a man.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Strike while the iron is hot.

While there is life, there is hope.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Time is a great healer.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The early bird gets the worm.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Small things amuse small minds.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Better late than never.

One hand washes the other.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Money isn't everything.

The age of miracles is past.

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

You can't win them all.

Every picture tells a story.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Knowledge is power.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

An man's home is his castle.

A bad penny always turns up.

Money makes the world go round.

Good things come to those who wait.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Honesty is the best policy.

Even a worm will turn.

Misery loves company.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Another day, another dollar.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

What goes around comes around.

Each to their own.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

If you build it, they will come.

Only the good die young.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Get out while the getting is good.

There's no smoke without fire.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

No news is good news.

A word to the wise is enough.

Forewarned is forearmed.

No pain, no gain.

Manners maketh the man.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

It takes two to tango.

Nothing new under the sun.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Patience is a virtue.

The customer is always right.

Nothing succeeds like success.

It takes one to know one.

Man does not live by bread alone.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It never rains but it pours.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Live and learn.

You can't always get what you want.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Haste makes waste.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Make love not war.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Silence construes consent.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

All's well that ends well.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Needs must when the devil drives.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A watched pot never boils.

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

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

What goes up must come down.

Keep your chin up.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It's the singer not the song.

Waste not, want not.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Fight the good fight.

Good talk saves the food.

It's never too late to mend.

Let the buyer beware.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The more the merrier.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

All that glitters is not gold.

East, west, home's best.

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

Truth will out.

A leopard can't change its spots.

More haste, less speed.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

All's fair in love and war.

Money is the root of all evil.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Oil and water don't mix.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Time is money.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Every stick has two ends.

Make haste slowly.

Great minds think alike.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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