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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Love is blind.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

East is east, and west is west.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Like father, like son.

Nothing new under the sun.

Time and tide wait for no one.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Give the Devil his due.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

You win some, you lose some.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't get mad, get even.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

All the world loves a lover.

Actions speak louder than words.

Bad money drives out good.

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

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Let well alone.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

No rest for the wicked.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Learn to walk before you run.

All that glitters is not gold.

The Devil is in the details.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Keep your powder dry.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

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

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

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

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Ignorance is bliss.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Time is money.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Faith will move mountains.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Easy come, easy go.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Good talk saves the food.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

All's fair in love and war.

There's no smoke without fire.

A house is not a home.

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

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A man is known by his friends.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Children should be seen and not heard.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Big fish eat little fish.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Share and share alike.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

He who hesitates is lost.

Might is right.

Don't change horses in midstream.

God helps those who help themselves.

The bigger, the better.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Money is the root of all evil.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Home is where the heart is.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Life is what you make it.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A word to the wise is enough.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

More haste, less speed.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

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

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

Many hands make light work.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Put your best foot forward.

Silence is golden.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

All you need is love.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

There is honour among thieves.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The truth will out.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Seek and you shall find.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Pride comes before a fall.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Opposites attract.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

No man can serve two masters.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

In the midst of life we are in death.

To every thing there is a season.

A thing begun is half done.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Practice makes perfect.

Two heads are better than one.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Talk is cheap.

No news is good news.

Go the extra mile.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A golden key can open any door.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Money makes the world go round.

What goes around comes around.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Money isn't everything.

Physician, heal thyself.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

All publicity is good publicity.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Charity begins at home.

Money talks.

Make haste slowly.

The Devil looks after his own.

Every dog has its day.

Crime doesn't pay.

Knowledge is power.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Virtue is its own reward.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Count your blessings.

It never rains but it pours.

A leopard can't change its spots.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

Less is more.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The exception which proves the rule.

Accidents will happen.

There are two sides to every question.

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

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

Any port in a storm.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

One hand washes the other.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Fight fire with fire.

Forgive and forget.

Tomorrow never comes.

It's better to give than to receive.

Bad news travels fast.

Less said, soon mended.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Business before pleasure.

Practice what you preach.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A good man is hard to find.

Good things come to those who wait.

All good things must come to an end.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A picture paints a thousand words.

To the victor go the spoils.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

It takes two to tango.

Another day, another dollar.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

No man is an island.

Misery loves company.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A cat has nine lives.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Life begins at forty.

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

If you build it, they will come.

The wages of sin is death.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Better safe than sorry.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Walls have ears.

Shrouds have no pockets.

A dog is a man's best friend.

What goes up must come down.

The show must go on.

You are what you eat.

Enough is enough.

Seize the day.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Moderation in all things.

Get out while the getting is good.

Love makes the world go round.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

East, west, home's best.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Stupid is as stupid does.

A watched pot never boils.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

You reap what you sow.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Live and let live.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Speak as you find.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Look before you leap.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Time will tell.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Make love not war.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Once bitten, twice shy.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Slow but sure.

All's well that ends well.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

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

Only fools and horses work.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The best things in life are free.

First things first.

Small things amuse small minds.

You can't make bricks without straw.

First come, first served.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Always put your best foot forward.

All good things come to those that wait.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Fortune favours the brave.

It's best to be on the safe side.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Give credit where credit is due.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Fight the good fight.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Clothes do not make the man.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

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

A cat may look at a king.

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

There's one born every minute.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

No pain, no gain.

When one door shuts, another opens.

History repeats itself.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Love will find a way.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Hide in plain sight.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The more the merrier.

Every stick has two ends.

An man's home is his castle.

Third time lucky.

Time is a great healer.

For everything there is a season.

You can't take it with you.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

There's no place like home.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Let bygones be bygones.

The end justifies the means.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Manners maketh the man.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Everyone has their price.

Only the good die young.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Still waters run deep.

Paddle your own canoe.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Each to their own.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Honesty is the best policy.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Every picture tells a story.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Tomorrow is another day.

Horses for courses.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Youth is wasted on the young.

All things must pass.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Seeing is believing.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Blood is thicker than water.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

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

Silence construes consent.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

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

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Hope springs eternal.

You can't win them all.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

There's no time like the present.

Patience is a virtue.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Keep your chin up.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Cheats never prosper.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

A fish always rots from the head.

Haste makes waste.