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

Make haste slowly.

Fortune favours the brave.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Another day, another dollar.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The age of miracles is past.

Put your best foot forward.

Hope springs eternal.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Might is right.

It takes two to tango.

The wages of sin is death.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Money talks.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

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

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

Big fish eat little fish.

A new broom sweeps clean.

It's the singer not the song.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Dead men tell no tales.

It goes without saying.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Keep your powder dry.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The bigger, the better.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

The exception which proves the rule.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Beware the Ides of March.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Nothing succeeds like success.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Enough is enough.

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

Count your blessings.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

All the world loves a lover.

What goes around comes around.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Let well alone.

Different strokes for different folks.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Third time lucky.

You can't win them all.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Nothing new under the sun.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

The customer is always right.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

To the victor go the spoils.

Actions speak louder than words.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Revenge is sweet.

You reap what you sow.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Pearls of wisdom.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Needs must when the devil drives.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

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

The Devil looks after his own.

The show must go on.

Patience is a virtue.

A bad penny always turns up.

Truth will out.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

A cat may look at a king.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Easy come, easy go.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Give the Devil his due.

Always put your best foot forward.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

No news is good news.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A stitch in time saves nine.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Love is blind.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

All things must pass.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

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

History repeats itself.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Live and learn.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

It never rains but it pours.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

No pain, no gain.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't rock the boat.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

First come, first served.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Cold hands, warm heart.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Bad news travels fast.

What goes up must come down.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Variety is the spice of life.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

You are what you eat.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

All roads lead to Rome.

Children and fools tell the truth.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Talk is cheap.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Once a thief, always a thief.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Give credit where credit is due.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Knowledge is power.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The Devil is in the details.

First impressions are the most lasting.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Love will find a way.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There's no time like the present.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

No man can serve two masters.

An army marches on its stomach.

East, west, home's best.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Small things amuse small minds.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Waste not, want not.

Live and let live.

Faith will move mountains.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Accidents will happen.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Tomorrow never comes.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A cat has nine lives.

Like father, like son.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Don't get mad, get even.

Less said, soon mended.

Learn to walk before you run.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Each to their own.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A golden key can open any door.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Less is more.

It's better to give than to receive.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

All that glitters is not gold.

Blood is thicker than water.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Moderation in all things.

One swallow does not a summer make.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Nine tailors make a man.

Every dog has its day.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

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

There's safety in numbers.

Misery loves company.

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

Seeing is believing.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

No man is an island.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

First things first.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

It takes one to know one.

Slow but sure.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Crime doesn't pay.

Share and share alike.

Appearances can be deceptive.

While there is life, there is hope.

There are two sides to every question.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Home is where the heart is.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A house is not a home.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Only the good die young.

Quid pro quo.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Keep your chin up.

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

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

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Seek and you shall find.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Walls have ears.

All's fair in love and war.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

All's well that ends well.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Any port in a storm.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

The more the merrier.

A word to the wise is enough.

To every thing there is a season.

Never tell tales out of school.

Time will tell.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Hide in plain sight.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Time is money.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Seize the day.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Tomorrow is another day.

Wonders will never cease.

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

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Do as I say, not as I do.

More haste, less speed.

Bad money drives out good.

You are never too old to learn.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

An man's home is his castle.

Oil and water don't mix.

Let bygones be bygones.

Time flies.

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

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

Time is a great healer.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Pride comes before a fall.

Business before pleasure.

Every stick has two ends.

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

Forgive and forget.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Go the extra mile.

All you need is love.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Two heads are better than one.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

One good deed deserves another.

The truth will out.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Great minds think alike.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Practice what you preach.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Love makes the world go round.

A man is known by his friends.

All good things come to those that wait.

There is honour among thieves.

Opposites attract.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The best is the enemy of the good.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Money is the root of all evil.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

God helps those who help themselves.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The end justifies the means.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Haste makes waste.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Good talk saves the food.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

You can't take it with you.

East is east, and west is west.

Let the buyer beware.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Life is what you make it.

Horses for courses.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Better late than never.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Get out while the getting is good.

A thing begun is half done.

Many hands make light work.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Life begins at forty.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.