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

The early bird gets the worm.

Slow but sure.

No news is good news.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Better safe than sorry.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

You reap what you sow.

Cheats never prosper.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

It's the singer not the song.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Time is money.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Pride comes before a fall.

Count your blessings.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Each to their own.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Silence construes consent.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Out of sight, out of mind.

A stitch in time saves nine.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Quid pro quo.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

It's all grist to the mill.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Go the extra mile.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Two heads are better than one.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Enough is enough.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Love will find a way.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Big fish eat little fish.

Seeing is believing.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

All you need is love.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

What goes up must come down.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All roads lead to Rome.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Revenge is sweet.

A leopard can't change its spots.

A watched pot never boils.

A golden key can open any door.

Good talk saves the food.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Horses for courses.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Better late than never.

All's fair in love and war.

Third time lucky.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't throw good money after bad.

To the victor go the spoils.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Never tell tales out of school.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Live and learn.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Walls have ears.

Nothing new under the sun.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Talk is cheap.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A new broom sweeps clean.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Money talks.

Moderation in all things.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Strike while the iron is hot.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

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

Don't rock the boat.

A house is not a home.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

You are what you eat.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The show must go on.

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

What goes around comes around.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

There's no time like the present.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The truth will out.

Any port in a storm.

No rest for the wicked.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Time flies.

Don't get mad, get even.

All good things must come to an end.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Virtue is its own reward.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Practice what you preach.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Make haste slowly.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

For everything there is a season.

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

The bigger, the better.

Waste not, want not.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Charity begins at home.

A miss is as good as a mile.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Keep your chin up.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Life is what you make it.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The Devil is in the details.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The pen is mightier than sword.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

It takes two to tango.

Good things come in small packages.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Put your best foot forward.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Clothes do not make the man.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Let the buyer beware.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Many hands make light work.

Business before pleasure.

Home is where the heart is.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A fish always rots from the head.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Even a worm will turn.

You can't take it with you.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

There's one born every minute.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

No man is an island.

Hope springs eternal.

While there is life, there is hope.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

First things first.

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

The wages of sin is death.

All the world loves a lover.

No man can serve two masters.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Live and let live.

There is honour among thieves.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The end justifies the means.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

East is east, and west is west.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

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

East, west, home's best.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Another day, another dollar.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Bad money drives out good.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Hide in plain sight.

You can't win them all.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Time and tide wait for no one.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Only the good die young.

Forgive and forget.

Everyone has their price.

Crime doesn't pay.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Shrouds have no pockets.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

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

If you build it, they will come.

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

First come, first served.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Oil and water don't mix.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Tomorrow is another day.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Make love not war.

It's better to give than to receive.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

It goes without saying.

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

Easy come, easy go.

A word to the wise is enough.

All things must pass.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Love is blind.

Like father, like son.

All publicity is good publicity.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Life begins at forty.

Every dog has its day.

All's well that ends well.

Actions speak louder than words.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Give credit where credit is due.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

There's no fool like an old fool.

One swallow does not a summer make.

He who hesitates is lost.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Knowledge is power.

Might is right.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

You can't always get what you want.

The customer is always right.

There's no smoke without fire.

A bad penny always turns up.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The best defence is a good offence.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Fight fire with fire.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The best things in life are free.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Every picture tells a story.

Speak as you find.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

History repeats itself.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Time will tell.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Grief divided is made lighter.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

One good deed deserves another.

Less said, soon mended.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Great minds think alike.

Variety is the spice of life.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Accidents will happen.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Ignorance is bliss.

Always put your best foot forward.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Attack is the best form of defence.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

There's safety in numbers.

To every thing there is a season.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

It takes one to know one.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Get out while the getting is good.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Misery loves company.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Money makes the world go round.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Let well alone.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

There's an exception to every rule.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The age of miracles is past.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Wonders will never cease.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A man is known by his friends.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

There's no place like home.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Still waters run deep.

No pain, no gain.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Pearls of wisdom.

The more the merrier.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Blood is thicker than water.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A good man is hard to find.

The customer is always right.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Dead men tell no tales.