Let bygones be bygones.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Don't shoot the messenger.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Never tell tales out of school.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Nothing new under the sun.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

A watched pot never boils.

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

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The customer is always right.

Always put your best foot forward.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

There's one born every minute.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

East, west, home's best.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

It never rains but it pours.

There are two sides to every question.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Everyone has their price.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

No man can serve two masters.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Charity begins at home.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Haste makes waste.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

To every thing there is a season.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

There's no fool like an old fool.

All good things come to those that wait.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Money isn't everything.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

There's an exception to every rule.

It's all grist to the mill.

Youth is wasted on the young.

The Devil looks after his own.

There is honour among thieves.

A bad penny always turns up.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Better late than never.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

All things must pass.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The leopard does not change his spots.

You can't always get what you want.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

What goes up must come down.

Live and let live.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Only fools and horses work.

Many hands make light work.

Variety is the spice of life.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's never too late to mend.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

A fish always rots from the head.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Dead men tell no tales.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

An army marches on its stomach.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Time is a great healer.

Time will tell.

Manners maketh the man.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Patience is a virtue.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A man is known by his friends.

Time and tide wait for no one.

You are never too old to learn.

Cold hands, warm heart.

If you build it, they will come.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

There's no smoke without fire.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Might is right.

Love is blind.

Knowledge is power.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The best things in life are free.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Walls have ears.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Two heads are better than one.

Pearls of wisdom.

Business before pleasure.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Practice what you preach.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

You win some, you lose some.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

You are what you eat.

Physician, heal thyself.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A golden key can open any door.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

It goes without saying.

Waste not, want not.

Quid pro quo.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Life is what you make it.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Less said, soon mended.

Keep your chin up.

The more the merrier.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Time flies.

Great minds think alike.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Speak as you find.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Let the buyer beware.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

There's no place like home.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

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

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

The early bird gets the worm.

All roads lead to Rome.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Different strokes for different folks.

Time is money.

Easy come, easy go.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Faith will move mountains.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Seeing is believing.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

It takes two to tango.

The truth will out.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Moderation in all things.

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

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

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Opposites attract.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Grief divided is made lighter.

To the victor go the spoils.

Love will find a way.

Blood is thicker than water.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

The end justifies the means.

First come, first served.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

No rest for the wicked.

Home is where the heart is.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Slow and steady wins the race.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

All publicity is good publicity.

Tomorrow never comes.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Money talks.

Only the good die young.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Go the extra mile.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

All you need is love.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Enough is enough.

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

One hand washes the other.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Seize the day.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Make haste slowly.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Fight the good fight.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

History repeats itself.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Better safe than sorry.

You reap what you sow.

Talk is cheap.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Life begins at forty.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Bad money drives out good.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Accidents will happen.

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

The wages of sin is death.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

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

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Virtue is its own reward.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

All's well that ends well.

You can't win them all.

For everything there is a season.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Hope springs eternal.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Horses for courses.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Bad news travels fast.

Don't get mad, get even.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Ignorance is bliss.

First things first.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Practice makes perfect.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

It's the singer not the song.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Laughter is the best medicine.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Big fish eat little fish.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

He who hesitates is lost.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Live and learn.

Crime doesn't pay.

No news is good news.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

No pain, no gain.

Every dog has its day.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Like father, like son.

Persuasion is better than force.

Cheats never prosper.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Revenge is sweet.

Even a worm will turn.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Let well alone.

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

What goes around comes around.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

All the world loves a lover.

Strike while the iron is hot.

You can't take it with you.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Keep your powder dry.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

While there is life, there is hope.

Beware the Ides of March.

Money is the root of all evil.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

No man is an island.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A stitch in time saves nine.

The bigger, the better.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Slow but sure.

Tomorrow is another day.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Hide in plain sight.

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

East is east, and west is west.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Another day, another dollar.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Actions speak louder than words.

Give the Devil his due.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Any port in a storm.

One good deed deserves another.

Every picture tells a story.

The age of miracles is past.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Good talk saves the food.

A house is not a home.

Share and share alike.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Nine tailors make a man.

Count your blessings.

Money makes the world go round.

Seek and you shall find.

The Devil is in the details.

Still waters run deep.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Third time lucky.

Misery loves company.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Silence construes consent.

In the midst of life we are in death.

More haste, less speed.

Don't rock the boat.

A good man is hard to find.

The show must go on.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.