Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Forgive and forget.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Revenge is sweet.

Time is a great healer.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Let well alone.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Get out while the getting is good.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Walls have ears.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

All that glitters is not gold.

The customer is always right.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The bigger, the better.

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

First come, first served.

The show must go on.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Talk is cheap.

Blood is thicker than water.

Ignorance is bliss.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Moderation in all things.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

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

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

Slow but sure.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The best is the enemy of the good.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Count your blessings.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Seeing is believing.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Keep your powder dry.

You are what you eat.

Any port in a storm.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Still waters run deep.

It's all grist to the mill.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Clothes do not make the man.

Easy come, easy go.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

All's fair in love and war.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A picture paints a thousand words.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

No rest for the wicked.

Good talk saves the food.

When one door shuts, another opens.

There's no smoke without fire.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Fortune favours the brave.

Practice makes perfect.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Make haste slowly.

Christmas comes but once a year.

All the world loves a lover.

Beware the Ides of March.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Bad news travels fast.

What goes around comes around.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Better safe than sorry.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Another day, another dollar.

Seek and you shall find.

To the victor go the spoils.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

First impressions are the most lasting.

You can't always get what you want.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The wages of sin is death.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Everyone has their price.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

The end justifies the means.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Tomorrow never comes.

Many hands make light work.

Small things amuse small minds.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

No man is an island.

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

East is east, and west is west.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

There are two sides to every question.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

No man can serve two masters.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Less said, soon mended.

Give the Devil his due.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

There's one born every minute.

Silence is golden.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

What goes up must come down.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A cat may look at a king.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Out of sight, out of mind.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Always put your best foot forward.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Third time lucky.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

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

Big fish eat little fish.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A word to the wise is enough.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

All good things come to those that wait.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Business before pleasure.

Make love not war.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The best things in life are free.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Money talks.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

For everything there is a season.

Variety is the spice of life.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Money makes the world go round.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Time flies.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

It takes two to tango.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The Devil is in the details.

Different strokes for different folks.

Two heads are better than one.

Let the buyer beware.

Truth will out.

Fight fire with fire.

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

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

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

One good deed deserves another.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Love will find a way.

Put your best foot forward.

Children should be seen and not heard.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Life begins at forty.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

If you build it, they will come.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Grief divided is made lighter.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

God helps those who help themselves.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Money is the root of all evil.

Each to their own.

You can't win them all.

Crime doesn't pay.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

A thing begun is half done.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Money isn't everything.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Might is right.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

All you need is love.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Good things come in small packages.

Bad money drives out good.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Time is money.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Look before you leap.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Pride comes before a fall.

A man is known by his friends.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The pen is mightier than sword.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Fight the good fight.

Great minds think alike.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

A good man is hard to find.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Pearls of wisdom.

Cheats never prosper.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

You can't take it with you.

Honesty is the best policy.

He who hesitates is lost.

To every thing there is a season.

Give credit where credit is due.

It takes one to know one.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Actions speak louder than words.

Dead men tell no tales.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Time will tell.

The Devil looks after his own.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

While there is life, there is hope.

Wonders will never cease.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

It's better to give than to receive.

Go the extra mile.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The truth will out.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

All good things must come to an end.

Knowledge is power.

Seize the day.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Live and let live.

Don't rock the boat.

Never go to bed on an argument.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

There is no accounting for tastes.

It goes without saying.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Practice what you preach.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Hide in plain sight.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A house is not a home.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Faith will move mountains.

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

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Only the good die young.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Opposites attract.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

There's no place like home.

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

One hand washes the other.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Charity begins at home.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Let bygones be bygones.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

First things first.

All's well that ends well.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

East, west, home's best.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The best defence is a good offence.

Do as I say, not as I do.

No pain, no gain.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A miss is as good as a mile.

More haste, less speed.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Haste makes waste.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Speak as you find.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

You win some, you lose some.

Patience is a virtue.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Stupid is as stupid does.

All things must pass.

An man's home is his castle.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

All publicity is good publicity.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Love is blind.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The more the merrier.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The early bird gets the worm.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Honesty is the best policy.

Less is more.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Better late than never.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Good things come to those who wait.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Accidents will happen.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

You reap what you sow.

Like father, like son.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Quid pro quo.

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