Knowledge is power.

Charity begins at home.

He who hesitates is lost.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Live and let live.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A thing begun is half done.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A person is known by the company they keep.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Shrouds have no pockets.

A word to the wise is enough.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Ignorance is bliss.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

All publicity is good publicity.

If you build it, they will come.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

It goes without saying.

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

Many hands make light work.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Possession is nine points of the law.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Keep your chin up.

The leopard does not change his spots.

There's no place like home.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

You are what you eat.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

There are two sides to every question.

All roads lead to Rome.

Seeing is believing.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Don't rock the boat.

It's the singer not the song.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

It's never too late to mend.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

A man is known by his friends.

No news is good news.

Every picture tells a story.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

It's better to give than to receive.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Love makes the world go round.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The customer is always right.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Less said, soon mended.

Good talk saves the food.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

You can have too much of a good thing.

Time will tell.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Fight the good fight.

Big fish eat little fish.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Patience is a virtue.

Accidents will happen.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Dead men tell no tales.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Only the good die young.

Physician, heal thyself.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Seize the day.

Fight fire with fire.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Practice makes perfect.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Laughter is the best medicine.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Still waters run deep.

No rest for the wicked.

Stupid is as stupid does.

In the midst of life we are in death.

A new broom sweeps clean.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Home is where the heart is.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Let well alone.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Life is what you make it.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Different strokes for different folks.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Time flies.

To every thing there is a season.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Only fools and horses work.

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

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Youth is wasted on the young.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

East, west, home's best.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Another day, another dollar.

Hide in plain sight.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Look before you leap.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Hope springs eternal.

There's no smoke without fire.

A golden key can open any door.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Do as I say, not as I do.

No pain, no gain.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Keep your powder dry.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A good man is hard to find.

Talk is cheap.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Don't get mad, get even.

Love will find a way.

Virtue is its own reward.

Truth will out.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

It takes two to tango.

Count your blessings.

Tomorrow never comes.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Seek and you shall find.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Let the buyer beware.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Bad news travels fast.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

No man can serve two masters.

What goes up must come down.

What goes around comes around.

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

Cheats never prosper.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Moderation in all things.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

All things must pass.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Make haste slowly.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Life begins at forty.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Forgive and forget.

One hand washes the other.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Forewarned is forearmed.

East is east, and west is west.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Revenge is sweet.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Opposites attract.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Tomorrow is another day.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Pride comes before a fall.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Enough is enough.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Give the Devil his due.

All's well that ends well.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Slow but sure.

There is honour among thieves.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Every stick has two ends.

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

Walls have ears.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

For everything there is a season.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Even a worm will turn.

All the world loves a lover.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Time is a great healer.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Nine tailors make a man.

Money talks.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Make love not war.

Actions speak louder than words.

Money isn't everything.

Always put your best foot forward.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Beggars can't be choosers.

You can't win them all.

There's no time like the present.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

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

Crime doesn't pay.

If you can't be good, be careful.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Money makes the world go round.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

There's a time and a place for everything.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Go the extra mile.

Faith will move mountains.

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

There's one born every minute.

Two heads are better than one.

The Devil is in the details.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

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

Great minds think alike.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Pearls of wisdom.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

A cat may look at a king.

Love is blind.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Birds of a feather flock together.

You reap what you sow.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Good things come to those who wait.

Grief divided is made lighter.

An army marches on its stomach.

Each to their own.

The show must go on.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The bigger, the better.

Time is money.

Silence construes consent.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Third time lucky.

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

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A house is not a home.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Better safe than sorry.

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

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Oil and water don't mix.

There is no accounting for tastes.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Less is more.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

An man's home is his castle.

Speak as you find.

Quid pro quo.

Man does not live by bread alone.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Strike while the iron is hot.

To the victor go the spoils.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Give credit where credit is due.

All that glitters is not gold.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Might is right.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Waste not, want not.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Horses for courses.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The end justifies the means.

Practice what you preach.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Nothing new under the sun.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

You can't take it with you.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

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

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Silence is golden.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Any port in a storm.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Bad money drives out good.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Share and share alike.

No man is an island.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Variety is the spice of life.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Business before pleasure.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

There's an exception to every rule.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.