It takes all sorts to make a world.

Bad news travels fast.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Honesty is the best policy.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Nothing new under the sun.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A watched pot never boils.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

No rest for the wicked.

One good deed deserves another.

Good things come in small packages.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Better late than never.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It takes two to tango.

Live and let live.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Time flies.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Revenge is sweet.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Tomorrow is another day.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

One hand washes the other.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

A man is known by his friends.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Big fish eat little fish.

Life begins at forty.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

All the world loves a lover.

Money is the root of all evil.

Manners maketh the man.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Ignorance is bliss.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

The exception which proves the rule.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The best things in life are free.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Each to their own.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Wonders will never cease.

Silence construes consent.

Go the extra mile.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Love makes the world go round.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The truth will out.

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

You can't take it with you.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

You can't always get what you want.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

For everything there is a season.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Any port in a storm.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

All you need is love.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Less said, soon mended.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

There's one born every minute.

Count your blessings.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A good man is hard to find.

A leopard can't change its spots.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

The more the merrier.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Good fences make good neighbours.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Accidents will happen.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

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

All's well that ends well.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Get out while the getting is good.

Easy come, easy go.

Marriages are made in heaven.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Seek and you shall find.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Time is a great healer.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Better safe than sorry.

Seeing is believing.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

The bigger, the better.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Love will find a way.

Home is where the heart is.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Talk is cheap.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

No news is good news.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Needs must when the devil drives.

God helps those who help themselves.

You can't win them all.

A dog is a man's best friend.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Practice what you preach.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Always put your best foot forward.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Once bitten, twice shy.

All things must pass.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Do as I say, not as I do.

There is honour among thieves.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A word to the wise is enough.

Two heads are better than one.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

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

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

Money talks.

Beauty is only skin deep.

All publicity is good publicity.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The customer is always right.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Let the buyer beware.

An man's home is his castle.

Still waters run deep.

It never rains but it pours.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Let well alone.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

There is no accounting for tastes.

It's the singer not the song.

Look before you leap.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Silence is golden.

Patience is a virtue.

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

Horses for courses.

Money makes the world go round.

Beware the Ides of March.

Bad money drives out good.

Nine tailors make a man.

Forgive and forget.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Put your best foot forward.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

While there is life, there is hope.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A thing begun is half done.

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

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

There's no time like the present.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The wages of sin is death.

Keep your chin up.

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

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Faith will move mountains.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Good things come to those who wait.

Fortune favours the brave.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Everyone has their price.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Pearls of wisdom.

Waste not, want not.

Another day, another dollar.

Don't throw good money after bad.

More haste, less speed.

Pride comes before a fall.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A golden key can open any door.

Opposites attract.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Possession is nine points of the law.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

There's safety in numbers.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Less is more.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Time will tell.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

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

Life is what you make it.

Practice makes perfect.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

All good things come to those that wait.

Hope springs eternal.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

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

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Like father, like son.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Time is money.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Quid pro quo.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Shrouds have no pockets.

To every thing there is a season.

Love is blind.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

There's no place like home.

You are never too old to learn.

Every dog has its day.

It's better to give than to receive.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Every picture tells a story.

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

The end justifies the means.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

All's fair in love and war.

Make haste slowly.

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Dead men tell no tales.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Let bygones be bygones.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

East, west, home's best.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

You reap what you sow.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Fight fire with fire.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Physician, heal thyself.

Never tell tales out of school.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Speak as you find.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Only the good die young.

Moderation in all things.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Haste makes waste.

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

Great minds think alike.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Even a worm will turn.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Learn to walk before you run.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

East is east, and west is west.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Cheats never prosper.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

What goes up must come down.

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

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

It goes without saying.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Small things amuse small minds.

The show must go on.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

If the cap fits, wear it.

If you build it, they will come.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

A cat may look at a king.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Charity begins at home.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Truth will out.

Fight the good fight.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Seize the day.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Might is right.

All good things must come to an end.

It's never too late to mend.

Slow but sure.

Paddle your own canoe.

Crime doesn't pay.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

No pain, no gain.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Many hands make light work.

Different strokes for different folks.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

One swallow does not a summer make.

First things first.

The early bird gets the worm.

The Devil is in the details.

First come, first served.

Enough is enough.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

No man is an island.

Live and learn.

It takes one to know one.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Tomorrow never comes.

Make love not war.

Every stick has two ends.

Good talk saves the food.