A good beginning makes a good ending.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

No man can serve two masters.

You are what you eat.

Love will find a way.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

It's never too late to mend.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Live and learn.

Money makes the world go round.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

An man's home is his castle.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Knowledge is power.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

First things first.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Business before pleasure.

Fight fire with fire.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Count your blessings.

Go the extra mile.

All's fair in love and war.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Paddle your own canoe.

Slow and steady wins the race.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Never speak ill of the dead.

To the victor go the spoils.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Charity begins at home.

Each to their own.

Bad news travels fast.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

It takes one to know one.

You can't win them all.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Talk is cheap.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

No rest for the wicked.

First come, first served.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Patience is a virtue.

Time is a great healer.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The bigger, the better.

Haste makes waste.

East, west, home's best.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A cat has nine lives.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Put your best foot forward.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The more the merrier.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Make love not war.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A house is not a home.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

All good things must come to an end.

Actions speak louder than words.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Keep your chin up.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Different strokes for different folks.

Better late than never.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

It never rains but it pours.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Only fools and horses work.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

More haste, less speed.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

The best things in life are free.

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

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Tomorrow is another day.

Fight the good fight.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Get out while the getting is good.

Good talk saves the food.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Attack is the best form of defence.

You win some, you lose some.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Forgive and forget.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Don't get mad, get even.

No pain, no gain.

Moderation in all things.

No news is good news.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

What goes around comes around.

Accidents will happen.

Hope springs eternal.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Honesty is the best policy.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Let bygones be bygones.

Time is money.

Look before you leap.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

History repeats itself.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

All you need is love.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Life begins at forty.

Physician, heal thyself.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Cheats never prosper.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Even a worm will turn.

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

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The show must go on.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Love is blind.

One hand washes the other.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Silence is golden.

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

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

All things must pass.

It's all grist to the mill.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

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

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

A cat may look at a king.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

For everything there is a season.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Beggars can't be choosers.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Money talks.

There's an exception to every rule.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Great minds think alike.

While there is life, there is hope.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Never tell tales out of school.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Walls have ears.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Money is the root of all evil.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

You can't always get what you want.

Quid pro quo.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A golden key can open any door.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Give the Devil his due.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Crime doesn't pay.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

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

There's one born every minute.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Every picture tells a story.

Live and let live.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Third time lucky.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Everyone has their price.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

The end justifies the means.

Pearls of wisdom.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Less is more.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Like father, like son.

All publicity is good publicity.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Speak as you find.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A picture paints a thousand words.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

To every thing there is a season.

It's better to give than to receive.

If you build it, they will come.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Birds of a feather flock together.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

You are never too old to learn.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

No man is an island.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Opposites attract.

Faith will move mountains.

Waste not, want not.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Less said, soon mended.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Two heads are better than one.

If you can't be good, be careful.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Once bitten, twice shy.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

What goes up must come down.

Don't rock the boat.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Give credit where credit is due.

A good man is hard to find.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Slow but sure.

Ignorance is bliss.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Stupid is as stupid does.

A watched pot never boils.

Clothes do not make the man.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Enough is enough.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

All the world loves a lover.

Persuasion is better than force.

Every stick has two ends.

Many hands make light work.

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

Any port in a storm.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A word to the wise is enough.

Bad money drives out good.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Time flies.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Horses for courses.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

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

It takes two to tango.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

You reap what you sow.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Wonders will never cease.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A fish always rots from the head.

A miss is as good as a mile.

You can't take it with you.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Let well alone.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Time will tell.

Revenge is sweet.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Make haste slowly.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Share and share alike.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Another day, another dollar.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Always put your best foot forward.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Variety is the spice of life.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Practice makes perfect.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Seize the day.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Nothing new under the sun.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Still waters run deep.

Man does not live by bread alone.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

The customer is always right.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

A bad penny always turns up.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

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

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Misery loves company.

East is east, and west is west.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Truth will out.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Seeing is believing.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Don't change horses in midstream.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Let the buyer beware.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Silence construes consent.

One good deed deserves another.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Make love not war.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

A man is known by his friends.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.