Little strokes fell great oaks.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A watched pot never boils.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

First things first.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Patience is a virtue.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Never tell tales out of school.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The show must go on.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Quid pro quo.

Might is right.

If the cap fits, wear it.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The exception which proves the rule.

Big fish eat little fish.

Misery loves company.

If you build it, they will come.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Slow but sure.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

There's no time like the present.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Share and share alike.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Give the Devil his due.

History repeats itself.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Everyone has their price.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

No man is an island.

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

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Love is blind.

Make love not war.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Live and let live.

There's safety in numbers.

Waste not, want not.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

The truth will out.

Every dog has its day.

Manners maketh the man.

Forgive and forget.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Keep your powder dry.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Children should be seen and not heard.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Let well alone.

Seeing is believing.

Silence construes consent.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The wages of sin is death.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Fortune favours the brave.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Hide in plain sight.

Little pitchers have big ears.

No news is good news.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

The early bird gets the worm.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

All good things come to those that wait.

An man's home is his castle.

You can have too much of a good thing.

One swallow does not a summer make.

All the world loves a lover.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Do as I say, not as I do.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Time is money.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Speak as you find.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Talk is cheap.

Tomorrow never comes.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The best defence is a good offence.

No pain, no gain.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

You can't take it with you.

Seize the day.

Bad news travels fast.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Keep your chin up.

No man can serve two masters.

Love makes the world go round.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Put your best foot forward.

First come, first served.

Life begins at forty.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Always put your best foot forward.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Money makes the world go round.

Cheats never prosper.

There's one born every minute.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Revenge is sweet.

All good things must come to an end.

A house is not a home.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

The end justifies the means.

A bad penny always turns up.

There is no accounting for tastes.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Look before you leap.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Faith will move mountains.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The age of miracles is past.

Many hands make light work.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Accidents will happen.

Learn to walk before you run.

Ignorance is bliss.

Honesty is the best policy.

All things must pass.

All's fair in love and war.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Time is a great healer.

Easy come, easy go.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

A golden key can open any door.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Practice what you preach.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

There are two sides to every question.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A man is known by his friends.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Haste makes waste.

The Devil looks after his own.

Walls have ears.

Nothing new under the sun.

Money isn't everything.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

The best things in life are free.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Still waters run deep.

Moderation in all things.

Slow and steady wins the race.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

East is east, and west is west.

No rest for the wicked.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Pride comes before a fall.

Time and tide wait for no one.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

To every thing there is a season.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Truth will out.

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

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Children and fools tell the truth.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

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

Time flies.

East, west, home's best.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Nine tailors make a man.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Love will find a way.

What goes around comes around.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Better late than never.

Live and learn.

Count your blessings.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Even a worm will turn.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Silence is golden.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Good fences make good neighbours.

It takes two to tango.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A cat has nine lives.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

Hope springs eternal.

The Devil is in the details.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

It's the singer not the song.

Charity begins at home.

All you need is love.

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

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

Wonders will never cease.

A thing begun is half done.

Time will tell.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Enough is enough.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

The more the merrier.

Curiosity killed the cat.

There's a time and a place for everything.

If you can't be good, be careful.

You can't win them all.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Another day, another dollar.

Any port in a storm.

Half a loaf is better than none.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Only fools and horses work.

Less said, soon mended.

It's never too late to mend.

Tomorrow is another day.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

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

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

Less is more.

Enough is as good as a feast.

To the victor go the spoils.

Nothing succeeds like success.

What goes up must come down.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A word to the wise is enough.

For everything there is a season.

Good things come to those who wait.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Opposites attract.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

God helps those who help themselves.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Every stick has two ends.

Business before pleasure.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

It's all grist to the mill.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

There's an exception to every rule.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

While there is life, there is hope.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Don't rock the boat.

Never give a sucker an even break.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

The bigger, the better.

Fight fire with fire.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Needs must when the devil drives.

One good deed deserves another.

Pearls of wisdom.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Life is what you make it.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Forewarned is forearmed.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

More haste, less speed.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Physician, heal thyself.

Practice makes perfect.

You are never too old to learn.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

He who hesitates is lost.

Seek and you shall find.

There is honour among thieves.

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

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

Go the extra mile.

Let the buyer beware.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

It takes one to know one.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A fish always rots from the head.

You can't always get what you want.

Great minds think alike.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

It never rains but it pours.

Persuasion is better than force.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

A cat may look at a king.

Birds of a feather flock together.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Only the good die young.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Money is the root of all evil.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't get mad, get even.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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