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

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

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

Life is what you make it.

Keep your powder dry.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

One swallow does not a summer make.

A good man is hard to find.

Put your best foot forward.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

There's no time like the present.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

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

Life begins at forty.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Like father, like son.

All good things must come to an end.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Keep your chin up.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Accidents will happen.

One hand washes the other.

It's all grist to the mill.

Shrouds have no pockets.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

A bad penny always turns up.

Truth will out.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

No rest for the wicked.

Ignorance is bliss.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Speak as you find.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Honesty is the best policy.

No pain, no gain.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Money talks.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't rock the boat.

You are never too old to learn.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Everyone has their price.

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

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

God helps those who help themselves.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

It never rains but it pours.

It takes two to tango.

All the world loves a lover.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Laughter is the best medicine.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Practice what you preach.

Moderation in all things.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Don't throw good money after bad.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Love will find a way.

Beware the Ides of March.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

There's no place like home.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Quid pro quo.

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

Hope springs eternal.

What goes around comes around.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Talk is cheap.

The Devil looks after his own.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Crime doesn't pay.

Revenge is sweet.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Count your blessings.

To every thing there is a season.

An army marches on its stomach.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Appearances can be deceptive.

It's the singer not the song.

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

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

There's no smoke without fire.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Fight the good fight.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Paddle your own canoe.

Enough is enough.

Horses for courses.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A house is not a home.

One good deed deserves another.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

An man's home is his castle.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Still waters run deep.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Let bygones be bygones.

All's fair in love and war.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Money makes the world go round.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Give credit where credit is due.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

While there is life, there is hope.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

You reap what you sow.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The pen is mightier than sword.

The best things in life are free.

All roads lead to Rome.

The age of miracles is past.

Let the dead bury the dead.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Time is money.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Look before you leap.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Big fish eat little fish.

You are what you eat.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Learn to walk before you run.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

There are two sides to every question.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The exception which proves the rule.

Faith will move mountains.

Great minds think alike.

Only the good die young.

First things first.

You win some, you lose some.

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

No man is an island.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Tomorrow is another day.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Misery loves company.

Youth is wasted on the young.

There's an exception to every rule.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

First come, first served.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Pearls of wisdom.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Make haste slowly.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Less is more.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A cat may look at a king.

Love is blind.

Let the buyer beware.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

What goes up must come down.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Fortune favours the brave.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Better late than never.

Another day, another dollar.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Any port in a storm.

There is honour among thieves.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Opposites attract.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The best-laid plans go astray.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Let well alone.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

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

Bad news travels fast.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Stupid is as stupid does.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Silence construes consent.

Knowledge is power.

Only fools and horses work.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

East, west, home's best.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Seize the day.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Charity begins at home.

Forgive and forget.

All you need is love.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Even a worm will turn.

Wonders will never cease.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Many hands make light work.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Time is a great healer.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

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

There's one born every minute.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Better safe than sorry.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Slow but sure.

Every picture tells a story.

Live and learn.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Less said, soon mended.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Walls have ears.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Third time lucky.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

All good things come to those that wait.

Bad money drives out good.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Every dog has its day.

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

Two heads are better than one.

The wages of sin is death.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

It takes one to know one.

All's well that ends well.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Live and let live.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Cheats never prosper.

He who hesitates is lost.

The leopard does not change his spots.

You can't make bricks without straw.

No man can serve two masters.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

For everything there is a season.

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

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

A thing begun is half done.

Haste makes waste.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Money isn't everything.

A word to the wise is enough.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Time flies.

A golden key can open any door.

Clothes do not make the man.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

There's safety in numbers.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Curiosity killed the cat.

No news is good news.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

To the victor go the spoils.

You can't take it with you.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Don't get mad, get even.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The show must go on.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

If the cap fits, wear it.

It's never too late to mend.

Dead men tell no tales.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

You can't win them all.

A cat has nine lives.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Tomorrow never comes.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

More haste, less speed.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

It goes without saying.

Actions speak louder than words.

Business before pleasure.

Good things come in small packages.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Easy come, easy go.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

History repeats itself.

Virtue is its own reward.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Money is the root of all evil.

Nothing new under the sun.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Birds of a feather flock together.

East is east, and west is west.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Give the Devil his due.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The early bird gets the worm.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Children and fools tell the truth.

The more the merrier.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

All publicity is good publicity.

The bigger, the better.

The end justifies the means.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Each to their own.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A man is known by his friends.