Familiarity breeds contempt.

No news is good news.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

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

The bigger, the better.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Bad news travels fast.

Time is a great healer.

Count your blessings.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Easy come, easy go.

Time will tell.

Keep your chin up.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Money makes the world go round.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

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

First things first.

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

The show must go on.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

No pain, no gain.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Blood is thicker than water.

Money is the root of all evil.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Laughter is the best medicine.

A dog is a man's best friend.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

While there is life, there is hope.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Virtue is its own reward.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Quid pro quo.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Any port in a storm.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Little pitchers have big ears.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The truth will out.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Speak as you find.

Like father, like son.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

You can't always get what you want.

Christmas comes but once a year.

No man can serve two masters.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A stitch in time saves nine.

All good things must come to an end.

A cat has nine lives.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

It's better to give than to receive.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Knowledge is power.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

It's never too late to mend.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Let bygones be bygones.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Less is more.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

The more the merrier.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A house is not a home.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Wonders will never cease.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Oil and water don't mix.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Another day, another dollar.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Dead men tell no tales.

He who hesitates is lost.

Nothing new under the sun.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Each to their own.

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

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Look before you leap.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Learn to walk before you run.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

It's all grist to the mill.

Only fools and horses work.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Silence is golden.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The early bird gets the worm.

There is honour among thieves.

A man is known by his friends.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Attack is the best form of defence.

There's safety in numbers.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

All you need is love.

Enough is enough.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

East is east, and west is west.

Crime doesn't pay.

Paddle your own canoe.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Small things amuse small minds.

The pen is mightier than sword.

There's one born every minute.

Every picture tells a story.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Big fish eat little fish.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Good things come to those who wait.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

If the cap fits, wear it.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

What goes around comes around.

There's no time like the present.

Every stick has two ends.

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

The age of miracles is past.

Make love not war.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Make haste slowly.

More haste, less speed.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

You are never too old to learn.

Forgive and forget.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Love makes the world go round.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Variety is the spice of life.

Seeing is believing.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Haste makes waste.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Time flies.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Moderation in all things.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

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

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

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

Life is what you make it.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't get mad, get even.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Time is money.

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

Better late than never.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Life begins at forty.

Opposites attract.

Many hands make light work.

Persuasion is better than force.

You can't take it with you.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Don't rock the boat.

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

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

Slow but sure.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Two heads are better than one.

To every thing there is a season.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't change horses in midstream.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Different strokes for different folks.

All that glitters is not gold.

Once bitten, twice shy.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The customer is always right.

Beggars can't be choosers.

The wages of sin is death.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Youth is wasted on the young.

What goes up must come down.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Accidents will happen.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Let the buyer beware.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

One hand washes the other.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Nothing succeeds like success.

It's best to be on the safe side.

No man is an island.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

First come, first served.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The end justifies the means.

A golden key can open any door.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Cheats never prosper.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Everyone has their price.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Honesty is the best policy.

Live and learn.

You reap what you sow.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Fight the good fight.

A word to the wise is enough.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

All's well that ends well.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Money talks.

Less said, soon mended.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Talk is cheap.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Good things come in small packages.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A good man is hard to find.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

If you build it, they will come.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

You can't win them all.

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

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Third time lucky.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Children and fools tell the truth.

You are what you eat.

It's the singer not the song.

It goes without saying.

Faith will move mountains.

Misery loves company.

Needs must when the devil drives.

All roads lead to Rome.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Love will find a way.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Even a worm will turn.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Truth will out.

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

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

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Keep your powder dry.

There's no smoke without fire.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

There's no place like home.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Walls have ears.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Go the extra mile.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A bad penny always turns up.

Better safe than sorry.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Waste not, want not.

Might is right.

All good things come to those that wait.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Hope springs eternal.

Horses for courses.

Never tell tales out of school.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The exception which proves the rule.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Home is where the heart is.

Every dog has its day.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Business before pleasure.

Share and share alike.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Actions speak louder than words.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Bad money drives out good.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Give the Devil his due.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

An man's home is his castle.

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

All's fair in love and war.

All things must pass.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

It takes one to know one.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

History repeats itself.

Live and let live.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Still waters run deep.

Let the dead bury the dead.

You win some, you lose some.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Give credit where credit is due.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Money isn't everything.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Another day, another dollar.

Silence is golden.

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

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Fight fire with fire.

Silence construes consent.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Seize the day.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

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