Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Actions speak louder than words.

The age of miracles is past.

Seek and you shall find.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Live and let live.

First things first.

No pain, no gain.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Speak as you find.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Less said, soon mended.

Every stick has two ends.

There is no accounting for tastes.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A good man is hard to find.

Two heads are better than one.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

All publicity is good publicity.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

First impressions are the most lasting.

While there is life, there is hope.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Pearls of wisdom.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

There's no place like home.

Only the good die young.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Moderation in all things.

Charity begins at home.

Easy come, easy go.

Love makes the world go round.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Money makes the world go round.

All's fair in love and war.

Patience is a virtue.

Never give a sucker an even break.

All good things must come to an end.

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

There's safety in numbers.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

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

Make haste slowly.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

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

Even a worm will turn.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

If you build it, they will come.

Better safe than sorry.

There's no smoke without fire.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Life is what you make it.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Count your blessings.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Bad money drives out good.

It goes without saying.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Might is right.

You can't win them all.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Bad news travels fast.

No news is good news.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

First come, first served.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Love will find a way.

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

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

East is east, and west is west.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

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

A watched pot never boils.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

A golden key can open any door.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

No rest for the wicked.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Money isn't everything.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Time flies.

For everything there is a season.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Let well alone.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Seize the day.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Great minds think alike.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Out of sight, out of mind.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Practice what you preach.

Virtue is its own reward.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Truth will out.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

There's a time and a place for everything.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Faith will move mountains.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Seeing is believing.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Money is the root of all evil.

Live and learn.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

All you need is love.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

No man is an island.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Walls have ears.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Each to their own.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Enough is as good as a feast.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

It never rains but it pours.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Enough is enough.

You can't take it with you.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Always put your best foot forward.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Everyone has their price.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Opposites attract.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The customer is always right.

A bad penny always turns up.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

He who hesitates is lost.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Good talk saves the food.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Give credit where credit is due.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Keep your powder dry.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Accidents will happen.

Money talks.

Third time lucky.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Let the dead bury the dead.

It takes one to know one.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

All the world loves a lover.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Life begins at forty.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The best defence is a good offence.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

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

Waste not, want not.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Nine tailors make a man.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

History repeats itself.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It takes two to tango.

The more the merrier.

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

All's well that ends well.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Love is blind.

It's never too late to mend.

Cheats never prosper.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Big fish eat little fish.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

The wages of sin is death.

To the victor go the spoils.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Time is money.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Hide in plain sight.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Fight the good fight.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

It's better to give than to receive.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Let the buyer beware.

There's one born every minute.

All good things come to those that wait.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Paddle your own canoe.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

You reap what you sow.

Slow but sure.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

All things must pass.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

One hand washes the other.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

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

What goes up must come down.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

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

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

An army marches on its stomach.

Clothes do not make the man.

A dog is a man's best friend.

There's no time like the present.

Like father, like son.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

East, west, home's best.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

A man is known by his friends.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The truth will out.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Every picture tells a story.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Blood is thicker than water.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

It's the singer not the song.

God helps those who help themselves.

Silence is golden.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Nothing new under the sun.

Home is where the heart is.

Better late than never.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Silence construes consent.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Hope springs eternal.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Misery loves company.

Wonders will never cease.

Forgive and forget.

Practice makes perfect.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Crime doesn't pay.

Many hands make light work.

Birds of a feather flock together.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

The best-laid plans go astray.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Knowledge is power.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

There is honour among thieves.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Make love not war.

One good deed deserves another.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Business before pleasure.

Never tell tales out of school.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Tomorrow is another day.

A person is known by the company they keep.

It's all grist to the mill.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Give the Devil his due.

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

Any port in a storm.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

There's an exception to every rule.

Only fools and horses work.

Put your best foot forward.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

More haste, less speed.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

All that glitters is not gold.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Physician, heal thyself.

Go the extra mile.

Horses for courses.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The Devil is in the details.

Another day, another dollar.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A house is not a home.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A word to the wise is enough.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Pride comes before a fall.

Fight fire with fire.

Haste makes waste.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The bigger, the better.

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

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Look before you leap.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

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

Quid pro quo.

Every dog has its day.

Manners maketh the man.

A thing begun is half done.

Keep your chin up.

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

The show must go on.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A cat has nine lives.

Talk is cheap.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The end justifies the means.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Time will tell.

The exception which proves the rule.

You are what you eat.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.