A rising tide lifts all boats.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Pearls of wisdom.

You are never too old to learn.

Bad money drives out good.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

There's no place like home.

A cat may look at a king.

Patience is a virtue.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Talk is cheap.

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

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

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

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

The best things in life are free.

You can't win them all.

Give the Devil his due.

Children and fools tell the truth.

If you can't be good, be careful.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Love will find a way.

Seeing is believing.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

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

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Live and learn.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

All's fair in love and war.

Might is right.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Beauty is only skin deep.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Practice what you preach.

Big fish eat little fish.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Fight the good fight.

What goes around comes around.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

There are two sides to every question.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

What goes up must come down.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Silence is golden.

Attack is the best form of defence.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Marriages are made in heaven.

All good things come to those that wait.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Money isn't everything.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

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

The truth will out.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

All good things must come to an end.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Let well alone.

Count your blessings.

Great minds think alike.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

There's one born every minute.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Any port in a storm.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Good talk saves the food.

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

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

It goes without saying.

A cat has nine lives.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Forewarned is forearmed.

All that glitters is not gold.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

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

Even a worm will turn.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The more the merrier.

Crime doesn't pay.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Pride comes before a fall.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Let the buyer beware.

History repeats itself.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

All the world loves a lover.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Seize the day.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Accidents will happen.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

East is east, and west is west.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Love is blind.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Less said, soon mended.

Get out while the getting is good.

Always put your best foot forward.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The exception which proves the rule.

Better late than never.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

For everything there is a season.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Keep your chin up.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Give credit where credit is due.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

You can have too much of a good thing.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

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

There's no smoke without fire.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Keep your powder dry.

No rest for the wicked.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

The bigger, the better.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Forgive and forget.

Life begins at forty.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Third time lucky.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Nine tailors make a man.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Each to their own.

If you build it, they will come.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Haste makes waste.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Make haste slowly.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Waste not, want not.

Quid pro quo.

Fight fire with fire.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

All you need is love.

The age of miracles is past.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Everyone has their price.

Hope springs eternal.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Time will tell.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A fish always rots from the head.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It takes two to tango.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A watched pot never boils.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Misery loves company.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

It takes one to know one.

Clothes do not make the man.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

While there is life, there is hope.

Ignorance is bliss.

The Devil is in the details.

He who hesitates is lost.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Every dog has its day.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

More haste, less speed.

Don't get mad, get even.

Fortune favours the brave.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

First impressions are the most lasting.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

The show must go on.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Time is money.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Two heads are better than one.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Time flies.

Put your best foot forward.

You are what you eat.

The customer is always right.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

East, west, home's best.

A house is not a home.

The end justifies the means.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Let bygones be bygones.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Every picture tells a story.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Moderation in all things.

All's well that ends well.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

All roads lead to Rome.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A dog is a man's best friend.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Charity begins at home.

Once bitten, twice shy.

No pain, no gain.

Opposites attract.

All publicity is good publicity.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Honesty is the best policy.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Enough is enough.

Seek and you shall find.

No man can serve two masters.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Manners maketh the man.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

You can't take it with you.

Dead men tell no tales.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Many hands make light work.

Tomorrow is another day.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

You reap what you sow.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Paddle your own canoe.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Variety is the spice of life.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

There's no time like the present.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Share and share alike.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Time is a great healer.

Learn to walk before you run.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

You win some, you lose some.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

There's an exception to every rule.

Still waters run deep.

Nothing new under the sun.

One good deed deserves another.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Bad news travels fast.

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

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Only fools and horses work.

First things first.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A golden key can open any door.

The Devil looks after his own.

To every thing there is a season.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Truth will out.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Slow but sure.

A man is known by his friends.

A thing begun is half done.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

First come, first served.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Live and let live.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Horses for courses.

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

One hand washes the other.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

An army marches on its stomach.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Never give a sucker an even break.

It's never too late to mend.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Faith will move mountains.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Virtue is its own reward.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Another day, another dollar.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

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

There's safety in numbers.

Go the extra mile.

Wonders will never cease.

Don't rock the boat.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

It's the singer not the song.

The wages of sin is death.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Hide in plain sight.

Knowledge is power.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

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

Good things come in small packages.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Walls have ears.

Practice makes perfect.