Time and tide wait for no one.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Different strokes for different folks.

Faith will move mountains.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

All good things must come to an end.

Big fish eat little fish.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Christmas comes but once a year.

A golden key can open any door.

Might is right.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A fish always rots from the head.

One good deed deserves another.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Enough is enough.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

God helps those who help themselves.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Haste makes waste.

Only the good die young.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Needs must when the devil drives.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Pearls of wisdom.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Hope springs eternal.

It takes two to tango.

No news is good news.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Keep your chin up.

The show must go on.

One swallow does not a summer make.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Better safe than sorry.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

First impressions are the most lasting.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Oil and water don't mix.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A good man is hard to find.

Ignorance is bliss.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Actions speak louder than words.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Make haste slowly.

Seize the day.

Any port in a storm.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Like father, like son.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Horses for courses.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

It's never too late to mend.

Everyone has their price.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Less said, soon mended.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

You can't take it with you.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Out of sight, out of mind.

All's fair in love and war.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Even a worm will turn.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It's the singer not the song.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

The Devil looks after his own.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

There's one born every minute.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Count your blessings.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

You can't win them all.

You win some, you lose some.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Hide in plain sight.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Truth will out.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Keep your powder dry.

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

Go the extra mile.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Love makes the world go round.

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

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Look before you leap.

Variety is the spice of life.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Still waters run deep.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

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

What goes around comes around.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Always put your best foot forward.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Make love not war.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Time will tell.

Time is money.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Easy come, easy go.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Better late than never.

Moderation in all things.

It never rains but it pours.

It takes one to know one.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Give the Devil his due.

Let the buyer beware.

Every stick has two ends.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Forgive and forget.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Money is the root of all evil.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

It goes without saying.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Clothes do not make the man.

Bad money drives out good.

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

You reap what you sow.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The truth will out.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Misery loves company.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

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

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Fight the good fight.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Speak as you find.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Good things come to those who wait.

For everything there is a season.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

You are what you eat.

Seeing is believing.

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

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

East is east, and west is west.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Silence construes consent.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

One hand washes the other.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Share and share alike.

A house is not a home.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

A cat may look at a king.

A miss is as good as a mile.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Make hay while the sun shines.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Two heads are better than one.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

There are two sides to every question.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

To every thing there is a season.

Paddle your own canoe.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Talk is cheap.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Quid pro quo.

Walls have ears.

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

Silence is golden.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Money talks.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

East, west, home's best.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Grief divided is made lighter.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Time flies.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

All's well that ends well.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Put your best foot forward.

Many hands make light work.

If you build it, they will come.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Let bygones be bygones.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Opposites attract.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

There's no place like home.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Charity begins at home.

Practice what you preach.

A bad penny always turns up.

Another day, another dollar.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Manners maketh the man.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Pride comes before a fall.

Love is blind.

A leopard can't change its spots.

A word to the wise is enough.

Accidents will happen.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Less is more.

Don't rock the boat.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

A watched pot never boils.

There's a time and a place for everything.

No rest for the wicked.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Tomorrow is another day.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Never speak ill of the dead.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

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

There's an exception to every rule.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Let well alone.

Appearances can be deceptive.

The wages of sin is death.

Cheats never prosper.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Live and let live.

Third time lucky.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Get out while the getting is good.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Time is a great healer.

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

First come, first served.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

No man is an island.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Every dog has its day.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Give credit where credit is due.

Patience is a virtue.

All good things come to those that wait.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

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

Bad news travels fast.

The best things in life are free.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

The customer is always right.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A thing begun is half done.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Practice makes perfect.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Knowledge is power.

Life begins at forty.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

All that glitters is not gold.

Seek and you shall find.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

There's safety in numbers.

Great minds think alike.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A man is known by his friends.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

All things must pass.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Life is what you make it.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

There's no time like the present.

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

Waste not, want not.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Live and learn.

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

What goes up must come down.

The bigger, the better.

Tomorrow never comes.

The age of miracles is past.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Nine tailors make a man.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The more the merrier.

A stitch in time saves nine.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The end justifies the means.