Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Make love not war.

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

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Every stick has two ends.

There's safety in numbers.

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

You are what you eat.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A good man is hard to find.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Fight fire with fire.

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

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

One hand washes the other.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The more the merrier.

Let well alone.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

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

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Seek and you shall find.

Waste not, want not.

To every thing there is a season.

There's one born every minute.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Look before you leap.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

If the cap fits, wear it.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Knowledge is power.

Only fools and horses work.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The best things in life are free.

The Devil is in the details.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Live and learn.

Fortune favours the brave.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The wages of sin is death.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Put your best foot forward.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Physician, heal thyself.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Never tell tales out of school.

All publicity is good publicity.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

All's well that ends well.

Make haste slowly.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Wonders will never cease.

Practice makes perfect.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Blood is thicker than water.

Learn to walk before you run.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Time flies.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Great minds think alike.

If you build it, they will come.

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

What goes up must come down.

Forgive and forget.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A house is not a home.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Keep your chin up.

A dog is a man's best friend.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Fight the good fight.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Paddle your own canoe.

Let the buyer beware.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The show must go on.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Third time lucky.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The Devil looks after his own.

Silence construes consent.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Good things come to those who wait.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Money isn't everything.

East, west, home's best.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Every picture tells a story.

Each to their own.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

You are never too old to learn.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

You can have too much of a good thing.

There are two sides to every question.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Two heads are better than one.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Go the extra mile.

All the world loves a lover.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

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

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

Charity begins at home.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Moderation in all things.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Patience is a virtue.

Only the good die young.

All you need is love.

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

Bad news travels fast.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A poor worker blames the tools.

If you can't be good, be careful.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Nine tailors make a man.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Give the Devil his due.

A thing begun is half done.

Once a thief, always a thief.

No pain, no gain.

Nothing new under the sun.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Give credit where credit is due.

An army marches on its stomach.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Misery loves company.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Time will tell.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The exception which proves the rule.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Seeing is believing.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Big fish eat little fish.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Clothes do not make the man.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A golden key can open any door.

The bigger, the better.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

All roads lead to Rome.

It goes without saying.

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

Haste makes waste.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Better safe than sorry.

Horses for courses.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Once bitten, twice shy.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Share and share alike.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

More haste, less speed.

All good things must come to an end.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Hide in plain sight.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

First come, first served.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

East is east, and west is west.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

The customer is always right.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Accidents will happen.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

It takes one to know one.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Money is the root of all evil.

You win some, you lose some.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Time is a great healer.

There's an exception to every rule.

Good talk saves the food.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

No news is good news.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Home is where the heart is.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Silence is golden.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Many hands make light work.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

All good things come to those that wait.

Variety is the spice of life.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

It's better to give than to receive.

Slow but sure.

You can't win them all.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Enough is enough.

Seize the day.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Tomorrow never comes.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Honesty is the best policy.

No rest for the wicked.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Another day, another dollar.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

An man's home is his castle.

Better late than never.

Talk is cheap.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

There's no place like home.

Keep your powder dry.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Get out while the getting is good.

You can't take it with you.

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

Truth will out.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

For everything there is a season.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Practice what you preach.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

It never rains but it pours.

Bad money drives out good.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Walls have ears.

Different strokes for different folks.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

The truth will out.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

There's no smoke without fire.

Money makes the world go round.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Hope springs eternal.

What goes around comes around.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Good things come in small packages.

Count your blessings.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

All things must pass.

Love makes the world go round.

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

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

Life begins at forty.

Might is right.

Faith will move mountains.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Appearances can be deceptive.

No man can serve two masters.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A cat has nine lives.

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

It takes two to tango.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Still waters run deep.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Money talks.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Oil and water don't mix.

Quid pro quo.

A bad penny always turns up.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Dead men tell no tales.

Pearls of wisdom.

The end justifies the means.

To the victor go the spoils.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Speak as you find.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The best defence is a good offence.

Love will find a way.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Even a worm will turn.

You can't always get what you want.

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

The age of miracles is past.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

First things first.

There's no time like the present.

A man is known by his friends.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You reap what you sow.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Half a loaf is better than none.

What can't be cured must be endured.

No man is an island.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

History repeats itself.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Small things amuse small minds.

Revenge is sweet.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

It's the singer not the song.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Time is money.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Love is blind.