Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Never speak ill of the dead.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The customer is always right.

Birds of a feather flock together.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Less is more.

Every picture tells a story.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Keep your powder dry.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Another day, another dollar.

Physician, heal thyself.

Waste not, want not.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't rock the boat.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Beware the Ides of March.

Silence construes consent.

Let well alone.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Variety is the spice of life.

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

No news is good news.

Time is money.

Wonders will never cease.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

The best defence is a good offence.

You can't win them all.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Manners maketh the man.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

East is east, and west is west.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Attack is the best form of defence.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Always put your best foot forward.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

One good deed deserves another.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Make love not war.

Great minds think alike.

Enough is enough.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Knowledge is power.

Fight the good fight.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

All's well that ends well.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Tomorrow never comes.

A watched pot never boils.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Let bygones be bygones.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Actions speak louder than words.

A house is not a home.

Seize the day.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Even a worm will turn.

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

The Devil is in the details.

A good man is hard to find.

Still waters run deep.

You are never too old to learn.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Put your best foot forward.

Third time lucky.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

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

Love will find a way.

There's no time like the present.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Opposites attract.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Speak as you find.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Walls have ears.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Moderation in all things.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

It takes one to know one.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Slow but sure.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Money makes the world go round.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

No pain, no gain.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Bad news travels fast.

Every stick has two ends.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

It never rains but it pours.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Easy come, easy go.

Look before you leap.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

First come, first served.

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

Haste makes waste.

Pride comes before a fall.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Life begins at forty.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

All good things must come to an end.

All's fair in love and war.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Let the buyer beware.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Give credit where credit is due.

Revenge is sweet.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Time flies.

Love is blind.

Life is what you make it.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Seeing is believing.

Different strokes for different folks.

An army marches on its stomach.

What goes around comes around.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The best things in life are free.

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

All you need is love.

Don't change horses in midstream.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Don't shoot the messenger.

A cat may look at a king.

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

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A word to the wise is enough.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Hope springs eternal.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

You reap what you sow.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Don't throw good money after bad.

All that glitters is not gold.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The truth will out.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Love makes the world go round.

To the victor go the spoils.

Get out while the getting is good.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Dead men tell no tales.

Only fools and horses work.

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

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

Clothes do not make the man.

For everything there is a season.

Learn to walk before you run.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Seek and you shall find.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Charity begins at home.

All roads lead to Rome.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Beggars can't be choosers.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

All good things come to those that wait.

Talk is cheap.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The Devil looks after his own.

Make haste slowly.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

It's better to give than to receive.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Live and learn.

All things must pass.

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

Business before pleasure.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

History repeats itself.

Tomorrow is another day.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Only the good die young.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

If you build it, they will come.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Bad money drives out good.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It takes two to tango.

Little pitchers have big ears.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

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

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

A thing begun is half done.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

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

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

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

Money is the root of all evil.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

A cat has nine lives.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Pearls of wisdom.

Quid pro quo.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Cheats never prosper.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Might is right.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

You win some, you lose some.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Honesty is the best policy.

Oil and water don't mix.

Faith will move mountains.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Time is a great healer.

Everyone has their price.

Live and let live.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Silence is golden.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Share and share alike.

A man is known by his friends.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Go the extra mile.

The bigger, the better.

The show must go on.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Two heads are better than one.

There's one born every minute.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Fight fire with fire.

Keep your chin up.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Time will tell.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The early bird gets the worm.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

One hand washes the other.

Hide in plain sight.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Like father, like son.

There's an exception to every rule.

Home is where the heart is.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

It's never too late to mend.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The exception which proves the rule.

You can't take it with you.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

What goes up must come down.

The end justifies the means.

No rest for the wicked.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

An man's home is his castle.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Many hands make light work.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

There's safety in numbers.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Ignorance is bliss.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

You are what you eat.

First things first.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

It's all grist to the mill.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Accidents will happen.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There's no fool like an old fool.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A leopard can't change its spots.

More haste, less speed.

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

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

East, west, home's best.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Any port in a storm.

Count your blessings.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The wages of sin is death.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Horses for courses.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Money isn't everything.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Give the Devil his due.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

It goes without saying.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Practice what you preach.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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