Youth is wasted on the young.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Bad money drives out good.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

More haste, less speed.

The bigger, the better.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

One good deed deserves another.

There are two sides to every question.

The best defence is a good offence.

Everyone has their price.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Money isn't everything.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Still waters run deep.

It takes two to tango.

Great minds think alike.

The truth will out.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Every picture tells a story.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Enough is enough.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A bad penny always turns up.

Bad news travels fast.

A fish always rots from the head.

Always put your best foot forward.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Quid pro quo.

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

Love is blind.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Seek and you shall find.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Money talks.

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

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

A house is not a home.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Life is what you make it.

Forgive and forget.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

You can't take it with you.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Faith will move mountains.

Live and learn.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

No man can serve two masters.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Fortune favours the brave.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Count your blessings.

Time is money.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

One hand washes the other.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Time will tell.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

What goes around comes around.

Truth will out.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Birds of a feather flock together.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Another day, another dollar.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Never give a sucker an even break.

An man's home is his castle.

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

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

No man is an island.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Waste not, want not.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Put your best foot forward.

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

For everything there is a season.

Keep your powder dry.

You can't win them all.

East is east, and west is west.

Good things come in small packages.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

No rest for the wicked.

Persuasion is better than force.

No pain, no gain.

The Devil is in the details.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Horses for courses.

Easy come, easy go.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Every dog has its day.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Time is a great healer.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

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

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

What goes up must come down.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Life begins at forty.

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

Better safe than sorry.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Share and share alike.

Better late than never.

A golden key can open any door.

There's safety in numbers.

East, west, home's best.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Money makes the world go round.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Never go to bed on an argument.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The customer is always right.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

It never rains but it pours.

The early bird gets the worm.

If you build it, they will come.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

There's no place like home.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Keep your chin up.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Misery loves company.

Only fools and horses work.

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

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The age of miracles is past.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Good fences make good neighbours.

It's all grist to the mill.

Make love not war.

Love will find a way.

Don't get mad, get even.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

All's fair in love and war.

Small things amuse small minds.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Less said, soon mended.

Make haste slowly.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Seize the day.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

The end justifies the means.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

He who hesitates is lost.

Go the extra mile.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Pearls of wisdom.

Look before you leap.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Let bygones be bygones.

No news is good news.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Silence construes consent.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Might is right.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

You reap what you sow.

First come, first served.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It's never too late to mend.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A cat has nine lives.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Learn to walk before you run.

Revenge is sweet.

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

There's one born every minute.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

All the world loves a lover.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Practice what you preach.

Honesty is the best policy.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Two heads are better than one.

The more the merrier.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A good man is hard to find.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Give the Devil his due.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Love makes the world go round.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Tomorrow never comes.

Let well alone.

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

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Business before pleasure.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Different strokes for different folks.

Silence is golden.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Physician, heal thyself.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Each to their own.

Patience is a virtue.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Fight fire with fire.

Crime doesn't pay.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Moderation in all things.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

One swallow does not a summer make.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Let the buyer beware.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A poor worker blames the tools.

All you need is love.

While there is life, there is hope.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

All things must pass.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Talk is cheap.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Time flies.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Good things come to those who wait.

Cheats never prosper.

Only the good die young.

The Devil looks after his own.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Walls have ears.

Christmas comes but once a year.

A cat may look at a king.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The best things in life are free.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Shrouds have no pockets.

You win some, you lose some.

A thing begun is half done.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Knowledge is power.

The exception which proves the rule.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

You can't always get what you want.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

It takes one to know one.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

First impressions are the most lasting.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Every stick has two ends.

Live and let live.

Seeing is believing.

Ignorance is bliss.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A man is known by his friends.

God helps those who help themselves.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Practice makes perfect.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Blood is thicker than water.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The wages of sin is death.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

All good things come to those that wait.

Haste makes waste.

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

Many hands make light work.

You are what you eat.

Beware the Ides of March.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Accidents will happen.

There's no time like the present.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Hide in plain sight.

Like father, like son.

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

To every thing there is a season.

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

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Live and learn.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Pride comes before a fall.

It's the singer not the song.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Big fish eat little fish.

There's an exception to every rule.

There's no smoke without fire.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Any port in a storm.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Clothes do not make the man.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The show must go on.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.