Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Good talk saves the food.

Many hands make light work.

Variety is the spice of life.

Get out while the getting is good.

You win some, you lose some.

You are never too old to learn.

Time is a great healer.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

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

Less is more.

Seize the day.

The wages of sin is death.

The customer is always right.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

First impressions are the most lasting.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Always put your best foot forward.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

It's the singer not the song.

Horses for courses.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

What goes around comes around.

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

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

All you need is love.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Fortune favours the brave.

All the world loves a lover.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Persuasion is better than force.

Give the Devil his due.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

East, west, home's best.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Crime doesn't pay.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't change horses in midstream.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Third time lucky.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Time flies.

Still waters run deep.

All good things come to those that wait.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Business before pleasure.

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

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

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

First things first.

Don't get mad, get even.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Money talks.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Only the good die young.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Little pitchers have big ears.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Patience is a virtue.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Good things come in small packages.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Charity begins at home.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Learn to walk before you run.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Physician, heal thyself.

There's no place like home.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Tomorrow is another day.

Only fools and horses work.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

All's fair in love and war.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A thing begun is half done.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

There is honour among thieves.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

All roads lead to Rome.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Once a thief, always a thief.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Let well alone.

Put your best foot forward.

You can't win them all.

East is east, and west is west.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Pride comes before a fall.

What goes up must come down.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

It goes without saying.

Practice what you preach.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Better late than never.

Talk is cheap.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Keep your chin up.

While there is life, there is hope.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Seek and you shall find.

Nine tailors make a man.

Wonders will never cease.

Each to their own.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

A golden key can open any door.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

God helps those who help themselves.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Slow but sure.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Actions speak louder than words.

Ignorance is bliss.

Better safe than sorry.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The truth will out.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Count your blessings.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

All's well that ends well.

Hope springs eternal.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Pearls of wisdom.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

No pain, no gain.

Love makes the world go round.

Fight the good fight.

The leopard does not change his spots.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

There's safety in numbers.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

All things must pass.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Bad money drives out good.

History repeats itself.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Another day, another dollar.

It's all grist to the mill.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Love is blind.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Nothing new under the sun.

The Devil is in the details.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

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

Make haste slowly.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A house is not a home.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Fight fire with fire.

Virtue is its own reward.

Home is where the heart is.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Different strokes for different folks.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

A cat has nine lives.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Haste makes waste.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A stitch in time saves nine.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Revenge is sweet.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The show must go on.

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

Walls have ears.

Misery loves company.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Truth will out.

More haste, less speed.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Quid pro quo.

Attack is the best form of defence.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Enough is enough.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Faith will move mountains.

Everyone has their price.

A watched pot never boils.

Grief divided is made lighter.

An man's home is his castle.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

There are two sides to every question.

Live and let live.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Let the buyer beware.

Less said, soon mended.

Make love not war.

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

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

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Blood is thicker than water.

Even a worm will turn.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A picture paints a thousand words.

It takes one to know one.

One good deed deserves another.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

It takes two to tango.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You reap what you sow.

Like father, like son.

Keep your powder dry.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Go the extra mile.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Birds of a feather flock together.

All publicity is good publicity.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

It's never too late to mend.

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

The more the merrier.

No news is good news.

Might is right.

Any port in a storm.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Small things amuse small minds.

Easy come, easy go.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Every picture tells a story.

Money isn't everything.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Paddle your own canoe.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Love will find a way.

No man is an island.

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

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Live and learn.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Practice makes perfect.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Tomorrow never comes.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Never tell tales out of school.

The best things in life are free.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Dead men tell no tales.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

There's an exception to every rule.

Knowledge is power.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A cat may look at a king.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Cheats never prosper.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Stupid is as stupid does.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Share and share alike.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

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

Let bygones be bygones.

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

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

Bad news travels fast.

A miss is as good as a mile.

All that glitters is not gold.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

The bigger, the better.

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

Time is money.

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

Seeing is believing.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

No man can serve two masters.

The age of miracles is past.

Opposites attract.

Moderation in all things.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Look before you leap.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Honesty is the best policy.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Big fish eat little fish.

The early bird gets the worm.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

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

Every stick has two ends.

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

Every dog has its day.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

There's no smoke without fire.

Life is what you make it.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A bad penny always turns up.

Two heads are better than one.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A good man is hard to find.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

When one door shuts, another opens.

You are what you eat.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Good things come to those who wait.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The Devil looks after his own.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Accidents will happen.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

You can't take it with you.

All good things must come to an end.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Silence construes consent.