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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

There's an exception to every rule.

Home is where the heart is.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

It takes two to tango.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Seize the day.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Make love not war.

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

Another day, another dollar.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

No man is an island.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Give the Devil his due.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Pride comes before a fall.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Make hay while the sun shines.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

There's no smoke without fire.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Only fools and horses work.

It's never too late to mend.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

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

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Bad money drives out good.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Blood is thicker than water.

It takes one to know one.

Speak as you find.

Everyone has their price.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

To every thing there is a season.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Two heads are better than one.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Pearls of wisdom.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Still waters run deep.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Each to their own.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Let the buyer beware.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

You are never too old to learn.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

You can have too much of a good thing.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

The age of miracles is past.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Seeing is believing.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

The end justifies the means.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Cheats never prosper.

Better safe than sorry.

Virtue is its own reward.

Accidents will happen.

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

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

Quid pro quo.

If you build it, they will come.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Patience is a virtue.

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

Life begins at forty.

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

No pain, no gain.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

All you need is love.

Like father, like son.

Don't rock the boat.

A golden key can open any door.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

East, west, home's best.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Persuasion is better than force.

The leopard does not change his spots.

All the world loves a lover.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

All's well that ends well.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Love will find a way.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Great minds think alike.

Beware the Ides of March.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

More haste, less speed.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Fight fire with fire.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Physician, heal thyself.

You win some, you lose some.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Different strokes for different folks.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A good man is hard to find.

Every picture tells a story.

There's one born every minute.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Let well alone.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

All things must pass.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Practice makes perfect.

Enough is enough.

It goes without saying.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Fight the good fight.

Always put your best foot forward.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

It's the singer not the song.

A cat may look at a king.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Paddle your own canoe.

Oil and water don't mix.

No man can serve two masters.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Look before you leap.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Less said, soon mended.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Bad news travels fast.

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

No news is good news.

Waste not, want not.

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

Life is what you make it.

Forgive and forget.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Every stick has two ends.

Only the good die young.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Moderation in all things.

The more the merrier.

Birds of a feather flock together.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Horses for courses.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Live and let live.

Give credit where credit is due.

Seek and you shall find.

Go the extra mile.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Slow and steady wins the race.

While there is life, there is hope.

Third time lucky.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Faith will move mountains.

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

One hand washes the other.

There is honour among thieves.

It's better to give than to receive.

The customer is always right.

First things first.

Shrouds have no pockets.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Even a worm will turn.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Clothes do not make the man.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Good talk saves the food.

Haste makes waste.

Time is a great healer.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A thing begun is half done.

He who hesitates is lost.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Never go to bed on an argument.

What goes around comes around.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

To the victor go the spoils.

The Devil is in the details.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Less is more.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

What goes up must come down.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Might is right.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The truth will out.

There's no place like home.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Keep your chin up.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

All that glitters is not gold.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Easy come, easy go.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Make haste slowly.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Love is blind.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

It's all grist to the mill.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

You can't win them all.

Hope springs eternal.

Live and learn.

Big fish eat little fish.

You reap what you sow.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Revenge is sweet.

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

One good deed deserves another.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Fortune favours the brave.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Any port in a storm.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Count your blessings.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Time will tell.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Money isn't everything.

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

Knowledge is power.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Share and share alike.

The bigger, the better.

A house is not a home.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Misery loves company.

Walls have ears.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

All good things come to those that wait.

You are what you eat.

The show must go on.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

All good things must come to an end.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The wages of sin is death.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Time flies.

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

It never rains but it pours.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Talk is cheap.

All roads lead to Rome.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

East is east, and west is west.

History repeats itself.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Many hands make light work.

For everything there is a season.

God helps those who help themselves.

Money is the root of all evil.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Honesty is the best policy.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Crime doesn't pay.

East is east, and west is west.

Money makes the world go round.

The best things in life are free.

Business before pleasure.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Keep your powder dry.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A fish always rots from the head.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

There's no time like the present.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Practice what you preach.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Let bygones be bygones.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.