Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Opposites attract.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Nothing new under the sun.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Time flies.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Still waters run deep.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Physician, heal thyself.

You can have too much of a good thing.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Every picture tells a story.

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

All things must pass.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Better late than never.

Slow but sure.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Patience is a virtue.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Knowledge is power.

It's never too late to mend.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Practice makes perfect.

Great minds think alike.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Nine tailors make a man.

Live and learn.

The early bird gets the worm.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Walls have ears.

Bad money drives out good.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Christmas comes but once a year.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Make haste slowly.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Two heads are better than one.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The bigger, the better.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Get out while the getting is good.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

All you need is love.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

All the world loves a lover.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Make love not war.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

If you build it, they will come.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A fish always rots from the head.

Every stick has two ends.

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

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

A miss is as good as a mile.

It never rains but it pours.

Money talks.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Love makes the world go round.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Look before you leap.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Bad news travels fast.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

There's safety in numbers.

Moderation in all things.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Each to their own.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Everyone has their price.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

It's the singer not the song.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

You can't win them all.

Let well alone.

Haste makes waste.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

You win some, you lose some.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Home is where the heart is.

Let the buyer beware.

The best defence is a good offence.

Charity begins at home.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

First come, first served.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Practice what you preach.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Horses for courses.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

You are what you eat.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Truth will out.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

East is east, and west is west.

Time will tell.

There are two sides to every question.

It goes without saying.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Actions speak louder than words.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

There's no place like home.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

First things first.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

It takes one to know one.

Only fools and horses work.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't rock the boat.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Seek and you shall find.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

It takes two to tango.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

An army marches on its stomach.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The customer is always right.

History repeats itself.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Share and share alike.

Good talk saves the food.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Silence is golden.

Beware the Ides of March.

Strike while the iron is hot.

You are never too old to learn.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Hope springs eternal.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Might is right.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

There is no accounting for tastes.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

The wages of sin is death.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

The age of miracles is past.

Easy come, easy go.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

All good things must come to an end.

Keep your chin up.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Speak as you find.

A watched pot never boils.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Time is a great healer.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Go the extra mile.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You reap what you sow.

Money makes the world go round.

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

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The show must go on.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Honesty is the best policy.

East, west, home's best.

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

An man's home is his castle.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Ignorance is bliss.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

There's an exception to every rule.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Another day, another dollar.

Waste not, want not.

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

No news is good news.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Let the dead bury the dead.

The exception which proves the rule.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Faith will move mountains.

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

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

What goes up must come down.

Fight fire with fire.

All roads lead to Rome.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

You can't take it with you.

Clothes do not make the man.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Manners maketh the man.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

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

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

For everything there is a season.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Business before pleasure.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Quid pro quo.

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

Like father, like son.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Life begins at forty.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Less said, soon mended.

Tomorrow is another day.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The truth will out.

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

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Any port in a storm.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Love is blind.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Misery loves company.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

One swallow does not a summer make.

He who hesitates is lost.

One hand washes the other.

What goes around comes around.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

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

Third time lucky.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

There's one born every minute.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Good fences make good neighbours.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Forgive and forget.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

All's well that ends well.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Big fish eat little fish.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

All publicity is good publicity.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Out of sight, out of mind.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Time is money.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A thing begun is half done.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Every dog has its day.

A house is not a home.

Pride comes before a fall.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Better safe than sorry.

There's no smoke without fire.

God helps those who help themselves.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

No man is an island.

Less is more.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

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

Paddle your own canoe.

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

There's no time like the present.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Money isn't everything.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Talk is cheap.

Silence construes consent.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The more the merrier.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Live and let live.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Keep your powder dry.

Variety is the spice of life.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Revenge is sweet.

Oil and water don't mix.

Life is what you make it.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Many hands make light work.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Don't change horses in midstream.

No man can serve two masters.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Only the good die young.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

You can't make bricks without straw.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Never tell tales out of school.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Never give a sucker an even break.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A golden key can open any door.

All that glitters is not gold.

To the victor go the spoils.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Pearls of wisdom.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Money is the root of all evil.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Fight the good fight.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.