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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Tomorrow is another day.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

It takes two to tango.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Waste not, want not.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Let well alone.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

All good things must come to an end.

A golden key can open any door.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Life is what you make it.

Practice what you preach.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Fight fire with fire.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Better safe than sorry.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Slow and steady wins the race.

A house is not a home.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Seeing is believing.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Many hands make light work.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

He who hesitates is lost.

A stitch in time saves nine.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

What goes around comes around.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Money isn't everything.

Silence construes consent.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Practice makes perfect.

Love is blind.

You win some, you lose some.

Virtue is its own reward.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The best defence is a good offence.

All good things come to those that wait.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't rock the boat.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Horses for courses.

Two heads are better than one.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Put your best foot forward.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Manners maketh the man.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Count your blessings.

More haste, less speed.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

It's the singer not the song.

All the world loves a lover.

Hope springs eternal.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

All publicity is good publicity.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

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

Moderation in all things.

Nine tailors make a man.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Physician, heal thyself.

A word to the wise is enough.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Even a worm will turn.

No man is an island.

A bad penny always turns up.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Silence is golden.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Less said, soon mended.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

You can't take it with you.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Never tell tales out of school.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Honesty is the best policy.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Easy come, easy go.

Attack is the best form of defence.

East, west, home's best.

Every stick has two ends.

Life begins at forty.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Revenge is sweet.

The wages of sin is death.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Bad money drives out good.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Faith will move mountains.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

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

A thing begun is half done.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Every dog has its day.

All you need is love.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

If you can't be good, be careful.

A dog is a man's best friend.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Might is right.

Live and let live.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Pride comes before a fall.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

The bigger, the better.

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

A cat has nine lives.

Variety is the spice of life.

An man's home is his castle.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Persuasion is better than force.

Time will tell.

Time flies.

Wonders will never cease.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Time and tide wait for no one.

All things must pass.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't get mad, get even.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

There is honour among thieves.

Beware the Ides of March.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Accidents will happen.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The best things in life are free.

Time is money.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The more the merrier.

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

Keep your chin up.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Every picture tells a story.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

First things first.

Patience is a virtue.

Blood is thicker than water.

The end justifies the means.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

You are never too old to learn.

Good talk saves the food.

Less is more.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Third time lucky.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Oil and water don't mix.

One hand washes the other.

The exception which proves the rule.

There are two sides to every question.

Share and share alike.

Talk is cheap.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

The early bird gets the worm.

Love will find a way.

Once bitten, twice shy.

East is east, and west is west.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

There's no smoke without fire.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Nothing new under the sun.

Still waters run deep.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Give the Devil his due.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Misery loves company.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Like father, like son.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

For everything there is a season.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

It goes without saying.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Make haste slowly.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

It never rains but it pours.

No pain, no gain.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Each to their own.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

There's safety in numbers.

Home is where the heart is.

What goes up must come down.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Good things come in small packages.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

No rest for the wicked.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

A fish always rots from the head.

Forewarned is forearmed.

It's never too late to mend.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

It takes one to know one.

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

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Go the extra mile.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Love makes the world go round.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

An army marches on its stomach.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Live and learn.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Great minds think alike.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Better late than never.

There's one born every minute.

Get out while the getting is good.

All that glitters is not gold.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Money makes the world go round.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Forgive and forget.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

It's better to give than to receive.

You reap what you sow.

Let bygones be bygones.

All's well that ends well.

Ignorance is bliss.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Seize the day.

You can have too much of a good thing.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Crime doesn't pay.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A man is known by his friends.

Slow but sure.

While there is life, there is hope.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

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

All's fair in love and war.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You can't win them all.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Business before pleasure.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The show must go on.

There's no place like home.

Time is a great healer.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Money is the root of all evil.

Charity begins at home.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Speak as you find.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Fight the good fight.

Money talks.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Make love not war.

Actions speak louder than words.

Look before you leap.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Don't throw good money after bad.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

You are what you eat.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Quid pro quo.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Opposites attract.

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

First come, first served.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Let the buyer beware.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Any port in a storm.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Enough is enough.

Keep your powder dry.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Haste makes waste.

The best is the enemy of the good.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Only fools and horses work.

One good deed deserves another.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.