Make haste slowly.

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

Each to their own.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Don't get mad, get even.

Even a worm will turn.

Patience is a virtue.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Fight fire with fire.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

All roads lead to Rome.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

While there is life, there is hope.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Learn to walk before you run.

It's the singer not the song.

Money makes the world go round.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

No pain, no gain.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

The best things in life are free.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

You can't always get what you want.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Enough is enough.

Put your best foot forward.

All's fair in love and war.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Haste makes waste.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Love will find a way.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Time flies.

Never tell tales out of school.

Home is where the heart is.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Give the Devil his due.

Let well alone.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Every dog has its day.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A word to the wise is enough.

There's safety in numbers.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Hope springs eternal.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Live and let live.

No man is an island.

Enough is as good as a feast.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Two heads are better than one.

Seek and you shall find.

Third time lucky.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Wonders will never cease.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Great minds think alike.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Faith will move mountains.

East, west, home's best.

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

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

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

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

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

Only the good die young.

Everyone has their price.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

No news is good news.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

It takes one to know one.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

The early bird gets the worm.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Beware the Ides of March.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The exception which proves the rule.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Fortune favours the brave.

There is honour among thieves.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Many hands make light work.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Time is a great healer.

Any port in a storm.

The wages of sin is death.

Beauty is only skin deep.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Knowledge is power.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

What goes up must come down.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

For everything there is a season.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A thing begun is half done.

An army marches on its stomach.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

First come, first served.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Look before you leap.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Speak as you find.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Actions speak louder than words.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Seize the day.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

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

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

It never rains but it pours.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Silence construes consent.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Persuasion is better than force.

Charity begins at home.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

An man's home is his castle.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Waste not, want not.

Another day, another dollar.

The more the merrier.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Practice what you preach.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

It's all grist to the mill.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Nine tailors make a man.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Forgive and forget.

Every stick has two ends.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Nothing new under the sun.

You reap what you sow.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Virtue is its own reward.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Still waters run deep.

You win some, you lose some.

Shrouds have no pockets.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

All things must pass.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

There's an exception to every rule.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

No rest for the wicked.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Let the buyer beware.

There's no time like the present.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

There are two sides to every question.

Practice makes perfect.

Truth will out.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Love makes the world go round.

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

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Life is what you make it.

The bigger, the better.

If you build it, they will come.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Less is more.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

It goes without saying.

Only fools and horses work.

Money is the root of all evil.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Time is money.

Different strokes for different folks.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

One hand washes the other.

More haste, less speed.

Pride comes before a fall.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The age of miracles is past.

Business before pleasure.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

One good deed deserves another.

Live and learn.

Hide in plain sight.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

Always put your best foot forward.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Misery loves company.

It's never too late to mend.

Share and share alike.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

All that glitters is not gold.

Cheats never prosper.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A golden key can open any door.

God helps those who help themselves.

A fish always rots from the head.

Good things come in small packages.

The end justifies the means.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Silence is golden.

Oil and water don't mix.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Every picture tells a story.

Crime doesn't pay.

Quid pro quo.

Laughter is the best medicine.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Better safe than sorry.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Tomorrow is another day.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Keep your chin up.

Less said, soon mended.

Make love not war.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

The show must go on.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Time will tell.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Slow but sure.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

There's no place like home.

A good man is hard to find.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The truth will out.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Children and fools tell the truth.

The customer is always right.

Money talks.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Good things come to those who wait.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

All good things must come to an end.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Walls have ears.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

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

Revenge is sweet.

Keep your powder dry.

Ignorance is bliss.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Go the extra mile.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Physician, heal thyself.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Curiosity killed the cat.

There's one born every minute.

East is east, and west is west.

All publicity is good publicity.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A man is known by his friends.

Money isn't everything.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Give credit where credit is due.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

All's well that ends well.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Clothes do not make the man.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Life begins at forty.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

To every thing there is a season.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Easy come, easy go.

Moderation in all things.

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

Talk is cheap.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Opposites attract.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Dead men tell no tales.

Better late than never.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Like father, like son.

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

You are what you eat.

Pearls of wisdom.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

No man can serve two masters.

Seeing is believing.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

You can't win them all.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

History repeats itself.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

All you need is love.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

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