You can't make bricks without straw.

If you build it, they will come.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

No man is an island.

Like father, like son.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

All things must pass.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

An man's home is his castle.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

There's no time like the present.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Dead men tell no tales.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Go the extra mile.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Talk is cheap.

Third time lucky.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Time is money.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

There's one born every minute.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Different strokes for different folks.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Any port in a storm.

God helps those who help themselves.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Live and let live.

Learn to walk before you run.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Nine tailors make a man.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Look before you leap.

Honesty is the best policy.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Small things amuse small minds.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

East, west, home's best.

The Devil is in the details.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Manners maketh the man.

Give credit where credit is due.

Give the Devil his due.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A golden key can open any door.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

All good things must come to an end.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Life begins at forty.

What goes up must come down.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Love will find a way.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Truth will out.

Silence is golden.

Better late than never.

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

Money makes the world go round.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Two heads are better than one.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

First come, first served.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Walls have ears.

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

Forgive and forget.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Always put your best foot forward.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Fortune favours the brave.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A house is not a home.

More haste, less speed.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

The customer is always right.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

There's safety in numbers.

Keep your chin up.

A good man is hard to find.

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

There's no place like home.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

You can't always get what you want.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Moderation in all things.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A bad penny always turns up.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A word to the wise is enough.

Speak as you find.

One hand washes the other.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

The show must go on.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

All's well that ends well.

While there is life, there is hope.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A new broom sweeps clean.

All's fair in love and war.

There's an exception to every rule.

Haste makes waste.

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

Every dog has its day.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Hope springs eternal.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

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

The end justifies the means.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Practice what you preach.

Cheats never prosper.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

No man can serve two masters.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Good things come in small packages.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Enough is enough.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Birds of a feather flock together.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

No rest for the wicked.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Share and share alike.

It's the singer not the song.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Fight fire with fire.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Less is more.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Everyone has their price.

It goes without saying.

Another day, another dollar.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

You are never too old to learn.

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

What goes around comes around.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Silence construes consent.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Fight the good fight.

All that glitters is not gold.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The bigger, the better.

Still waters run deep.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Easy come, easy go.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Let bygones be bygones.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

No news is good news.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Count your blessings.

Only fools and horses work.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Every stick has two ends.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Accidents will happen.

There are two sides to every question.

Live and learn.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Practice makes perfect.

Seeing is believing.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Each to their own.

You win some, you lose some.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A thing begun is half done.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

First impressions are the most lasting.

All the world loves a lover.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Better safe than sorry.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

For everything there is a season.

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

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

You can't win them all.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Paddle your own canoe.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Seize the day.

Slow but sure.

The age of miracles is past.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

He who hesitates is lost.

You are what you eat.

Good talk saves the food.

Persuasion is better than force.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

You reap what you sow.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It never rains but it pours.

Seek and you shall find.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Might is right.

Revenge is sweet.

Attack is the best form of defence.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Quid pro quo.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Love is blind.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Do as I say, not as I do.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A picture paints a thousand words.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

To every thing there is a season.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Money talks.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Make haste slowly.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Knowledge is power.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Good things come to those who wait.

Children and fools tell the truth.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Faith will move mountains.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

East is east, and west is west.

Business before pleasure.

It's better to give than to receive.

Nothing new under the sun.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Life is what you make it.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Horses for courses.

Big fish eat little fish.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Hide in plain sight.

An army marches on its stomach.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A leopard can't change its spots.

All publicity is good publicity.

Time is a great healer.

Clothes do not make the man.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Time will tell.

Love makes the world go round.

Every picture tells a story.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

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

First things first.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Get out while the getting is good.

All you need is love.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The more the merrier.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A man is known by his friends.

History repeats itself.

Never tell tales out of school.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Let the dead bury the dead.

Money is the root of all evil.

Make love not war.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Time flies.

The best things in life are free.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Home is where the heart is.

A fish always rots from the head.

Let the buyer beware.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Tomorrow is another day.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Let well alone.

Enough is enough.

It takes two to tango.

Only the good die young.

There is honour among thieves.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Little pitchers have big ears.

It takes one to know one.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Beware the Ides of March.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Put your best foot forward.

Waste not, want not.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

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

Charity begins at home.

Needs must when the devil drives.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.