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

Every dog has its day.

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

An man's home is his castle.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

One hand washes the other.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Variety is the spice of life.

Fight fire with fire.

More haste, less speed.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A watched pot never boils.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

East, west, home's best.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Might is right.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Hide in plain sight.

There's no place like home.

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

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

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

Put your best foot forward.

Pride comes before a fall.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Every stick has two ends.

Better safe than sorry.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Revenge is sweet.

No man can serve two masters.

Still waters run deep.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Never speak ill of the dead.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

It's never too late to mend.

Marriages are made in heaven.

First things first.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Slow but sure.

The wages of sin is death.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Talk is cheap.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Third time lucky.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Once a thief, always a thief.

No man is an island.

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Silence is golden.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Money makes the world go round.

Big fish eat little fish.

Good talk saves the food.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

You can't take it with you.

Beauty is only skin deep.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Quid pro quo.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Speak as you find.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Even a worm will turn.

There's an exception to every rule.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Less said, soon mended.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

No rest for the wicked.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Wonders will never cease.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

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

Fight the good fight.

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

Live and learn.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't rock the boat.

Knowledge is power.

Another day, another dollar.

Bad news travels fast.

For everything there is a season.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The truth will out.

Haste makes waste.

Life is what you make it.

You can't make bricks without straw.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Forgive and forget.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

In the midst of life we are in death.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Don't throw good money after bad.

There's safety in numbers.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

No news is good news.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Faith will move mountains.

Everyone has their price.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

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

East is east, and west is west.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Love will find a way.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Business before pleasure.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Truth will out.

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

It's the singer not the song.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Time flies.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

There's one born every minute.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

One good deed deserves another.

Easy come, easy go.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

There's no time like the present.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Seeing is believing.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The exception which proves the rule.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Different strokes for different folks.

A fish always rots from the head.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Seek and you shall find.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Clothes do not make the man.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

What goes up must come down.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Time is money.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Better late than never.

A golden key can open any door.

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

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

History repeats itself.

Ignorance is bliss.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Waste not, want not.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

You are what you eat.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Enough is enough.

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

The more the merrier.

If you build it, they will come.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Go the extra mile.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Only fools and horses work.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Any port in a storm.

Charity begins at home.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

All publicity is good publicity.

Keep your powder dry.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Great minds think alike.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Every picture tells a story.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

It takes two to tango.

While there is life, there is hope.

Money isn't everything.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Many hands make light work.

The best things in life are free.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

All things must pass.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Never go to bed on an argument.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

You reap what you sow.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

All good things come to those that wait.

You can't win them all.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Out of sight, out of mind.

All that glitters is not gold.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Money talks.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

There's no smoke without fire.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

You win some, you lose some.

Life begins at forty.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

It takes one to know one.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Live and let live.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Share and share alike.

Tomorrow never comes.

Time is a great healer.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Paddle your own canoe.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Hope springs eternal.

A cat has nine lives.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Keep your chin up.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Let the buyer beware.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Do as I say, not as I do.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Time will tell.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Make love not war.

Learn to walk before you run.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

All's well that ends well.

A good man is hard to find.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Get out while the getting is good.

The customer is always right.

It goes without saying.

Youth is wasted on the young.

It's better to give than to receive.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

The age of miracles is past.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Count your blessings.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Oil and water don't mix.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Give credit where credit is due.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Actions speak louder than words.

Look before you leap.

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

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

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

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Beware the Ides of March.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Good things come in small packages.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

You can't always get what you want.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Good things come to those who wait.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Persuasion is better than force.

A person is known by the company they keep.

What can't be cured must be endured.

If the cap fits, wear it.

The end justifies the means.

Birds of a feather flock together.

The show must go on.

Like father, like son.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Good fences make good neighbours.

All good things must come to an end.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

All you need is love.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

An army marches on its stomach.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Accidents will happen.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Cheats never prosper.

A man is known by his friends.

Let well alone.

Bad money drives out good.

There are two sides to every question.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Charity begins at home.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Only the good die young.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Love is blind.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The bigger, the better.

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

A house is not a home.

What goes around comes around.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Walls have ears.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Moderation in all things.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Love makes the world go round.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Stupid is as stupid does.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Each to their own.

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

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.