No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Manners maketh the man.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Never tell tales out of school.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Always put your best foot forward.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Silence is golden.

Time is a great healer.

Tomorrow never comes.

The pen is mightier than sword.

To every thing there is a season.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Time is money.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Hope springs eternal.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A cat has nine lives.

You can't win them all.

It goes without saying.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

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

It takes two to tango.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Talk is cheap.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

All you need is love.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Speak as you find.

It's better to give than to receive.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Once bitten, twice shy.

You win some, you lose some.

Truth will out.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Patience is a virtue.

Beware the Ides of March.

There are two sides to every question.

There is honour among thieves.

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

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

Charity begins at home.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Good things come in small packages.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

The Devil looks after his own.

A bad penny always turns up.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Paddle your own canoe.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Money is the root of all evil.

An man's home is his castle.

Don't rock the boat.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Only the good die young.

No man is an island.

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

Opposites attract.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Let well alone.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Seize the day.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Make haste slowly.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

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

Less is more.

Less said, soon mended.

Love makes the world go round.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Forgive and forget.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Like father, like son.

Clothes do not make the man.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Time will tell.

The customer is always right.

Don't get mad, get even.

Walls have ears.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Money isn't everything.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

No pain, no gain.

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

More haste, less speed.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Look before you leap.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Keep your powder dry.

Great minds think alike.

First come, first served.

Third time lucky.

Misery loves company.

No man can serve two masters.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Every stick has two ends.

Haste makes waste.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

You can't take it with you.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Seek and you shall find.

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

For everything there is a season.

The exception which proves the rule.

Youth is wasted on the young.

You reap what you sow.

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

Enough is enough.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Count your blessings.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Home is where the heart is.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Horses for courses.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Persuasion is better than force.

Business before pleasure.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The best defence is a good offence.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Any port in a storm.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

An army marches on its stomach.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

No rest for the wicked.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Slow but sure.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The show must go on.

Crime doesn't pay.

A golden key can open any door.

The Devil is in the details.

A stitch in time saves nine.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

East is east, and west is west.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

What goes around comes around.

Good talk saves the food.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Better late than never.

A fish always rots from the head.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The wages of sin is death.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Fight the good fight.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Let bygones be bygones.

There's one born every minute.

Forewarned is forearmed.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Put your best foot forward.

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

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Easy come, easy go.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

All's fair in love and war.

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

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Life begins at forty.

A dog is a man's best friend.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Faith will move mountains.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

All good things come to those that wait.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

If the cap fits, wear it.

The age of miracles is past.

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

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

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

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The bigger, the better.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Make love not war.

Knowledge is power.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Many hands make light work.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Even a worm will turn.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The more the merrier.

It takes one to know one.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Only fools and horses work.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

There's safety in numbers.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

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

Ignorance is bliss.

Better safe than sorry.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

It's never too late to mend.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Love is blind.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Out of sight, out of mind.

You can't always get what you want.

Small things amuse small minds.

You are what you eat.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

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

Moderation in all things.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

All roads lead to Rome.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Let the buyer beware.

Physician, heal thyself.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

All good things must come to an end.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Live and learn.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

The truth will out.

Another day, another dollar.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A house is not a home.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Go the extra mile.

One hand washes the other.

The early bird gets the worm.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

East, west, home's best.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Revenge is sweet.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Waste not, want not.

Life is what you make it.

Keep your chin up.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't change horses in midstream.

History repeats itself.

Everyone has their price.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

It's the singer not the song.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Christmas comes but once a year.

God helps those who help themselves.

Every dog has its day.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Learn to walk before you run.

Wonders will never cease.

Love will find a way.

There's no smoke without fire.

The best-laid plans go astray.

All's well that ends well.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Share and share alike.

Big fish eat little fish.

Give the Devil his due.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Accidents will happen.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

If you build it, they will come.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Might is right.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A word to the wise is enough.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Variety is the spice of life.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

There's no time like the present.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The best things in life are free.

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

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

There's no place like home.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Seeing is believing.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Live and let live.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

What goes up must come down.

Practice what you preach.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

It's all grist to the mill.

No news is good news.

Time flies.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Hide in plain sight.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Virtue is its own reward.

Good fences make good neighbours.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Many hands make light work.