Good talk saves the food.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

No pain, no gain.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The best defence is a good offence.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A fish always rots from the head.

Silence construes consent.

A watched pot never boils.

Blood is thicker than water.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Fight fire with fire.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Another day, another dollar.

It's all grist to the mill.

It takes one to know one.

Nothing new under the sun.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

What goes around comes around.

Live and learn.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Seeing is believing.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Hide in plain sight.

Might is right.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

He who hesitates is lost.

Less said, soon mended.

Any port in a storm.

Don't get mad, get even.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Truth will out.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Time is a great healer.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Time will tell.

If you build it, they will come.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

The age of miracles is past.

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

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

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

The show must go on.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Love is blind.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Ignorance is bliss.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Keep your chin up.

Variety is the spice of life.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Knowledge is power.

Keep your powder dry.

East, west, home's best.

Make haste slowly.

Practice what you preach.

Many hands make light work.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Money is the root of all evil.

Practice makes perfect.

Quid pro quo.

The more the merrier.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Let well alone.

It's better to give than to receive.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Every dog has its day.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

First things first.

Seize the day.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The truth will out.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

There's one born every minute.

No rest for the wicked.

One good deed deserves another.

You are what you eat.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Look before you leap.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

You can't take it with you.

Honesty is the best policy.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Like father, like son.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

It's the singer not the song.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Money makes the world go round.

A word to the wise is enough.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

While there is life, there is hope.

Let bygones be bygones.

The wages of sin is death.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Even a worm will turn.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Accidents will happen.

A leopard can't change its spots.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The Devil is in the details.

There's no fool like an old fool.

For everything there is a season.

Silence is golden.

Talk is cheap.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

All's fair in love and war.

Faith will move mountains.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

All good things come to those that wait.

Great minds think alike.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Crime doesn't pay.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

There's no place like home.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Charity begins at home.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Love makes the world go round.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Small things amuse small minds.

Time flies.

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

Money talks.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't throw good money after bad.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

All you need is love.

Share and share alike.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Enough is enough.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

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

You reap what you sow.

Persuasion is better than force.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Every picture tells a story.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The best is the enemy of the good.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

The end justifies the means.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Good things come in small packages.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Easy come, easy go.

A good man is hard to find.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There are two sides to every question.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

To every thing there is a season.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Life is what you make it.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Virtue is its own reward.

Two heads are better than one.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

It's best to be on the safe side.

The best things in life are free.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Give the Devil his due.

The bigger, the better.

Haste makes waste.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

East is east, and west is west.

Every stick has two ends.

Put your best foot forward.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Each to their own.

Opposites attract.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

It takes two to tango.

More haste, less speed.

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

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

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

Seek and you shall find.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Life begins at forty.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

There's no time like the present.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Actions speak louder than words.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

All that glitters is not gold.

Moderation in all things.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

All the world loves a lover.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Dead men tell no tales.

Forgive and forget.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

All roads lead to Rome.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Big fish eat little fish.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A golden key can open any door.

Hope springs eternal.

You can't make bricks without straw.

One hand washes the other.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Misery loves company.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Patience is a virtue.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Make love not war.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Let the buyer beware.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

An man's home is his castle.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Better late than never.

All good things must come to an end.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Love will find a way.

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

Business before pleasure.

Little pitchers have big ears.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Nine tailors make a man.

Home is where the heart is.

No news is good news.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Time is money.

Bad news travels fast.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

No man is an island.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Third time lucky.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Different strokes for different folks.

All things must pass.

History repeats itself.

First come, first served.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

There's an exception to every rule.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Walls have ears.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Tomorrow is another day.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

What goes up must come down.

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

Money isn't everything.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

A cat has nine lives.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Tomorrow never comes.

There's safety in numbers.

It goes without saying.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Horses for courses.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Go the extra mile.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

The customer is always right.

Beware the Ides of March.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

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

There is honour among thieves.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Speak as you find.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Pride comes before a fall.

It's never too late to mend.

Less is more.

Good things come to those who wait.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Revenge is sweet.

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

You can't win them all.

God helps those who help themselves.

Home is where the heart is.

Always put your best foot forward.

An army marches on its stomach.

Slow but sure.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Oil and water don't mix.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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