Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Every picture tells a story.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Beware the Ides of March.

Small things amuse small minds.

A new broom sweeps clean.

He who hesitates is lost.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Tomorrow never comes.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Faith will move mountains.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Speak as you find.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Hope springs eternal.

If you can't be good, be careful.

The early bird gets the worm.

Better late than never.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Everyone has their price.

To every thing there is a season.

Enough is enough.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

There's an exception to every rule.

The exception which proves the rule.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Money makes the world go round.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

A word to the wise is enough.

Even a worm will turn.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

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

Honesty is the best policy.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

All roads lead to Rome.

A good man is hard to find.

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

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

It's all grist to the mill.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

If you build it, they will come.

The pen is mightier than sword.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Wonders will never cease.

All the world loves a lover.

Knowledge is power.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Paddle your own canoe.

Many hands make light work.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

It's better to give than to receive.

The customer is always right.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Silence is golden.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Practice makes perfect.

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

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

It goes without saying.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A miss is as good as a mile.

There's no place like home.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Third time lucky.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

To the victor go the spoils.

A dog is a man's best friend.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Different strokes for different folks.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Love is blind.

Let the buyer beware.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

One swallow does not a summer make.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A cat may look at a king.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

First come, first served.

You are never too old to learn.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Enough is as good as a feast.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

It's the singer not the song.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Oil and water don't mix.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Any port in a storm.

Don't shoot the messenger.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Make love not war.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Seek and you shall find.

The truth will out.

Money isn't everything.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Life begins at forty.

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

There's one born every minute.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

A person is known by the company they keep.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

All's well that ends well.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

Each to their own.

Life is what you make it.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

More haste, less speed.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

All things must pass.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

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

You can't win them all.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The age of miracles is past.

All that glitters is not gold.

A man is known by his friends.

A golden key can open any door.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A cat has nine lives.

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

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The end justifies the means.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Good things come to those who wait.

Love will find a way.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Forgive and forget.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Man does not live by bread alone.

No news is good news.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Better safe than sorry.

Count your blessings.

Charity begins at home.

Every stick has two ends.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Cheats never prosper.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

There's no time like the present.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Another day, another dollar.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Nine tailors make a man.

Don't get mad, get even.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Fight the good fight.

Persuasion is better than force.

It takes two to tango.

Make haste slowly.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Seeing is believing.

Good talk saves the food.

Dead men tell no tales.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Two heads are better than one.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Quid pro quo.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Still waters run deep.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Out of sight, out of mind.

There are two sides to every question.

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

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Bad money drives out good.

All good things must come to an end.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Home is where the heart is.

It's never too late to mend.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

East, west, home's best.

Talk is cheap.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

First impressions are the most lasting.

It never rains but it pours.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Revenge is sweet.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Go the extra mile.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

You reap what you sow.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Practice what you preach.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Haste makes waste.

Blood is thicker than water.

Crime doesn't pay.

Ignorance is bliss.

Waste not, want not.

Less is more.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

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

One hand washes the other.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Let well alone.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Never tell tales out of school.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Money is the root of all evil.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't change horses in midstream.

There is honour among thieves.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Big fish eat little fish.

All you need is love.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

All's fair in love and war.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

History repeats itself.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Easy come, easy go.

East is east, and west is west.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Seize the day.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Moderation in all things.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Put your best foot forward.

Great minds think alike.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The bigger, the better.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Fight fire with fire.

Accidents will happen.

Share and share alike.

It's best to be on the safe side.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Look before you leap.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Horses for courses.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Bad news travels fast.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

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

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

You win some, you lose some.

Time is money.

No rest for the wicked.

The show must go on.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Live and learn.

Every dog has its day.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Variety is the spice of life.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Cold hands, warm heart.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

No pain, no gain.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Opposites attract.

No man is an island.

There's no smoke without fire.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

It takes one to know one.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Time will tell.

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

For everything there is a season.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Good fences make good neighbours.

You can't take it with you.

Silence construes consent.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The best things in life are free.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A leopard can't change its spots.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Keep your chin up.

Don't rock the boat.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

You are what you eat.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Only fools and horses work.

Misery loves company.

You can't always get what you want.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Good things come in small packages.

Get out while the getting is good.

Pearls of wisdom.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

What goes around comes around.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The more the merrier.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Money talks.

Once a thief, always a thief.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A house is not a home.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.