Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

There's safety in numbers.

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

Don't rock the boat.

No rest for the wicked.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

The best things in life are free.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The best defence is a good offence.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

You reap what you sow.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A bad penny always turns up.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Nine tailors make a man.

Time flies.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Horses for courses.

What goes up must come down.

Seek and you shall find.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Even a worm will turn.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Love is blind.

Time is a great healer.

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

Money talks.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Only the good die young.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

It never rains but it pours.

Never tell tales out of school.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Cheats never prosper.

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

There is honour among thieves.

East, west, home's best.

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

A cat may look at a king.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Wonders will never cease.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Revenge is sweet.

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

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

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

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Bad news travels fast.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Beggars can't be choosers.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Manners maketh the man.

You are what you eat.

Live and let live.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Give the Devil his due.

There's one born every minute.

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

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't get mad, get even.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Out of sight, out of mind.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

An man's home is his castle.

It's better to give than to receive.

Appearances can be deceptive.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A dog is a man's best friend.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A house is not a home.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

There's no time like the present.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The more the merrier.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Dead men tell no tales.

Live and learn.

Crime doesn't pay.

Money isn't everything.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Good talk saves the food.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

It's the singer not the song.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Business before pleasure.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Pride comes before a fall.

East is east, and west is west.

Talk is cheap.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

If you build it, they will come.

Practice what you preach.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Knowledge is power.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Better safe than sorry.

Two heads are better than one.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Hope springs eternal.

Any port in a storm.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

First things first.

Tomorrow never comes.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Physician, heal thyself.

Home is where the heart is.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

If the cap fits, wear it.

A word to the wise is enough.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Slow but sure.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Keep your chin up.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

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

All's well that ends well.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Silence construes consent.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Life is what you make it.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Good things come in small packages.

Ignorance is bliss.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Love will find a way.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Everyone has their price.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

It goes without saying.

You can't always get what you want.

Moderation in all things.

Marriages are made in heaven.

No pain, no gain.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

A leopard can't change its spots.

What goes around comes around.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

No news is good news.

You win some, you lose some.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Faith will move mountains.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Small things amuse small minds.

Each to their own.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The truth will out.

More haste, less speed.

Waste not, want not.

Beware the Ides of March.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Truth will out.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The best-laid plans go astray.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

If you can't be good, be careful.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The end justifies the means.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Do as I say, not as I do.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There's no smoke without fire.

A thing begun is half done.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Paddle your own canoe.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Different strokes for different folks.

Little pitchers have big ears.

One hand washes the other.

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

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

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Enough is enough.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

All's fair in love and war.

Might is right.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Persuasion is better than force.

Get out while the getting is good.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Keep your powder dry.

Big fish eat little fish.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

You can't take it with you.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

All things must pass.

Every dog has its day.

Silence is golden.

To the victor go the spoils.

Better late than never.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

It's never too late to mend.

Never give a sucker an even break.

The early bird gets the worm.

Good fences make good neighbours.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Easy come, easy go.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

It takes one to know one.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Misery loves company.

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

A cat has nine lives.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Time will tell.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Speak as you find.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Every picture tells a story.

For everything there is a season.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The wages of sin is death.

Christmas comes but once a year.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Still waters run deep.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Love makes the world go round.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Many hands make light work.

Walls have ears.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

All you need is love.

The age of miracles is past.

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

It takes two to tango.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

A man is known by his friends.

Time and tide wait for no one.

There's a time and a place for everything.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Look before you leap.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

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

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

Like father, like son.

Share and share alike.

God helps those who help themselves.

Practice makes perfect.

Patience is a virtue.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

All that glitters is not gold.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Virtue is its own reward.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The exception which proves the rule.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Seeing is believing.

Put your best foot forward.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The Devil looks after his own.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Forgive and forget.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The show must go on.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Fortune favours the brave.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A fish always rots from the head.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Go the extra mile.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Variety is the spice of life.

The bigger, the better.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

While there is life, there is hope.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

One good deed deserves another.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Money makes the world go round.

Good things come to those who wait.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

No man can serve two masters.

An army marches on its stomach.

Honesty is the best policy.

Fight the good fight.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

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

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Life begins at forty.

Nothing new under the sun.

Let the buyer beware.

Make haste slowly.

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

Less said, soon mended.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A poor worker blames the tools.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Count your blessings.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Great minds think alike.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Time is money.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

First come, first served.

Money is the root of all evil.

A watched pot never boils.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

All the world loves a lover.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

All good things must come to an end.