To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

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

Love will find a way.

No man is an island.

An man's home is his castle.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Put your best foot forward.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Always put your best foot forward.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Practice what you preach.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Waste not, want not.

All roads lead to Rome.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Pride comes before a fall.

Love makes the world go round.

East is east, and west is west.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

The wages of sin is death.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Pearls of wisdom.

All the world loves a lover.

Misery loves company.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The age of miracles is past.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The show must go on.

All's well that ends well.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Live and let live.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

The customer is always right.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

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

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

Fight fire with fire.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Two heads are better than one.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A poor worker blames the tools.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Every picture tells a story.

Hide in plain sight.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

An army marches on its stomach.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Seize the day.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The best defence is a good offence.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Life begins at forty.

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

Less said, soon mended.

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

Fight the good fight.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You are never too old to learn.

There's no place like home.

Walls have ears.

The end justifies the means.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

Possession is nine points of the law.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Good talk saves the food.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

It takes one to know one.

Nothing new under the sun.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A man is known by his friends.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Knowledge is power.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Hope springs eternal.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

A thing begun is half done.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Look before you leap.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

A bad penny always turns up.

One hand washes the other.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Beware the Ides of March.

Money isn't everything.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Speak as you find.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

No news is good news.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Easy come, easy go.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Business before pleasure.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Fortune favours the brave.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Tomorrow is another day.

Every stick has two ends.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Any port in a storm.

Get out while the getting is good.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Silence construes consent.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Youth is wasted on the young.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

It's never too late to mend.

Cheats never prosper.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Still waters run deep.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Crime doesn't pay.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Forewarned is forearmed.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Let well alone.

More haste, less speed.

First things first.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Great minds think alike.

All you need is love.

God helps those who help themselves.

All things must pass.

A golden key can open any door.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Time will tell.

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

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

The best things in life are free.

A word to the wise is enough.

It's the singer not the song.

Share and share alike.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Even a worm will turn.

A house is not a home.

All good things must come to an end.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Make haste slowly.

All that glitters is not gold.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Give the Devil his due.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Time flies.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

There's no smoke without fire.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A watched pot never boils.

It never rains but it pours.

Honesty is the best policy.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

There are two sides to every question.

Learn to walk before you run.

Slow but sure.

Charity begins at home.

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

Quid pro quo.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

There's one born every minute.

To the victor go the spoils.

You can't win them all.

You can have too much of a good thing.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Physician, heal thyself.

Patience is a virtue.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The truth will out.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Horses for courses.

A good man is hard to find.

What goes around comes around.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Keep your powder dry.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

It takes two to tango.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Opposites attract.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It goes without saying.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

You reap what you sow.

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

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Wonders will never cease.

Haste makes waste.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

One good deed deserves another.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The Devil looks after his own.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

No rest for the wicked.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

To every thing there is a season.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

There's no time like the present.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Talk is cheap.

Money makes the world go round.

A cat has nine lives.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Seeing is believing.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

All's fair in love and war.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Don't rock the boat.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Time is money.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

All publicity is good publicity.

There's safety in numbers.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Revenge is sweet.

Home is where the heart is.

Enough is enough.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Better late than never.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

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

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Never speak ill of the dead.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Like father, like son.

Go the extra mile.

Faith will move mountains.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't get mad, get even.

The bigger, the better.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Different strokes for different folks.

Bad money drives out good.

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

History repeats itself.

A fish always rots from the head.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Life is what you make it.

Seek and you shall find.

Handsome is as handsome does.

All good things come to those that wait.

Everyone has their price.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Love is blind.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A golden key can open any door.

Many hands make light work.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

He who hesitates is lost.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Another day, another dollar.

First come, first served.

Do as I say, not as I do.

You are what you eat.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Truth will out.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Forgive and forget.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Moderation in all things.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Shrouds have no pockets.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Never tell tales out of school.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Dead men tell no tales.

East, west, home's best.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

What goes up must come down.

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

Money talks.

Count your blessings.

Nine tailors make a man.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Only the good die young.

Might is right.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

There's an exception to every rule.

Let bygones be bygones.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

You can't take it with you.

If you build it, they will come.

The Devil is in the details.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Good things come to those who wait.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Money is the root of all evil.