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

All you need is love.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Always put your best foot forward.

Keep your powder dry.

You are never too old to learn.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

All's well that ends well.

The show must go on.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Out of sight, out of mind.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Horses for courses.

Like father, like son.

Easy come, easy go.

Business before pleasure.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Two heads are better than one.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A golden key can open any door.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Life begins at forty.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Hope springs eternal.

More haste, less speed.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Even a worm will turn.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Every dog has its day.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

There is honour among thieves.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Money talks.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Patience is a virtue.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Make haste slowly.

Time is a great healer.

Practice what you preach.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

A leopard can't change its spots.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Truth will out.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

The more the merrier.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

No rest for the wicked.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Moderation in all things.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Let the buyer beware.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

There's no place like home.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Silence is golden.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

The best things in life are free.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A man is known by his friends.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

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

East, west, home's best.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Nothing new under the sun.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Only fools and horses work.

It takes two to tango.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A good man is hard to find.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Learn to walk before you run.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Money makes the world go round.

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

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

Put your best foot forward.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Time is money.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Another day, another dollar.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Love will find a way.

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

Many hands make light work.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Talk is cheap.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The age of miracles is past.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Less is more.

Better late than never.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Fight fire with fire.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Haste makes waste.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Beware the Ides of March.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Faith will move mountains.

Time flies.

Let well alone.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

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

Count your blessings.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Clothes do not make the man.

A person is known by the company they keep.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Small things amuse small minds.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Walls have ears.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Still waters run deep.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

There's no smoke without fire.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Enough is enough.

A bad penny always turns up.

To every thing there is a season.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The truth will out.

Pearls of wisdom.

What goes around comes around.

There's no time like the present.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Never go to bed on an argument.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Attack is the best form of defence.

There's safety in numbers.

A dog is a man's best friend.

First things first.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Home is where the heart is.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

A watched pot never boils.

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

You are what you eat.

Don't shoot the messenger.

No news is good news.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Less said, soon mended.

A word to the wise is enough.

You can't win them all.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Pride comes before a fall.

Money isn't everything.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

All things must pass.

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

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The wages of sin is death.

Great minds think alike.

What goes up must come down.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Slow but sure.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Dead men tell no tales.

Any port in a storm.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Persuasion is better than force.

There's one born every minute.

Different strokes for different folks.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Silence construes consent.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Nothing succeeds like success.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

No pain, no gain.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

You win some, you lose some.

There are two sides to every question.

Charity begins at home.

Don't get mad, get even.

Ignorance is bliss.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

All roads lead to Rome.

Speak as you find.

All publicity is good publicity.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

You can't take it with you.

It goes without saying.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Keep your chin up.

The best is the enemy of the good.

An man's home is his castle.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Oil and water don't mix.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Life is what you make it.

For everything there is a season.

Seek and you shall find.

Practice makes perfect.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Get out while the getting is good.

Quid pro quo.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Don't rock the boat.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The bigger, the better.

Each to their own.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Nine tailors make a man.

It never rains but it pours.

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

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Live and let live.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Never tell tales out of school.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Accidents will happen.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Everyone has their price.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

If you build it, they will come.

All's fair in love and war.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Love is blind.

Good things come to those who wait.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Forgive and forget.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

To the victor go the spoils.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Bad money drives out good.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Seeing is believing.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

First come, first served.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Misery loves company.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

There's an exception to every rule.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

If you can't be good, be careful.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Live and learn.

Paddle your own canoe.

The best defence is a good offence.

One hand washes the other.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Opposites attract.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

The end justifies the means.

It's better to give than to receive.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Only the good die young.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Go the extra mile.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Bad news travels fast.

A miss is as good as a mile.

No man is an island.

Share and share alike.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Time will tell.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

East is east, and west is west.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Every picture tells a story.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Hide in plain sight.

A cat may look at a king.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Honesty is the best policy.

It's the singer not the song.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Tomorrow is another day.

Seize the day.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

History repeats itself.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Might is right.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Cheats never prosper.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

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

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

Waste not, want not.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Third time lucky.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

A thing begun is half done.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.