Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

You can't win them all.

Walls have ears.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Good things come to those who wait.

It takes one to know one.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

No pain, no gain.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Charity begins at home.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Waste not, want not.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Always put your best foot forward.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

You can't always get what you want.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

All things must pass.

Clothes do not make the man.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Better late than never.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

It's the singer not the song.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Love is blind.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Haste makes waste.

It goes without saying.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

All's fair in love and war.

Only fools and horses work.

The wages of sin is death.

A good man is hard to find.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Make haste slowly.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Truth will out.

Live and let live.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Variety is the spice of life.

Different strokes for different folks.

Every picture tells a story.

He who hesitates is lost.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Needs must when the devil drives.

East is east, and west is west.

A golden key can open any door.

It's better to give than to receive.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

The truth will out.

Quid pro quo.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Speak as you find.

Even a worm will turn.

A house is not a home.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Still waters run deep.

Good talk saves the food.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

The Devil is in the details.

There are two sides to every question.

Don't rock the boat.

Pearls of wisdom.

There's safety in numbers.

Misery loves company.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Virtue is its own reward.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Like father, like son.

The customer is always right.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Every dog has its day.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Each to their own.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Horses for courses.

It's all grist to the mill.

All you need is love.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

God helps those who help themselves.

Honesty is the best policy.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Keep your powder dry.

Patience is a virtue.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Slow but sure.

Practice makes perfect.

The age of miracles is past.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The more the merrier.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Third time lucky.

The end justifies the means.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

More haste, less speed.

Life begins at forty.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

You can have too much of a good thing.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

First come, first served.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Actions speak louder than words.

Bad money drives out good.

All roads lead to Rome.

An army marches on its stomach.

Business before pleasure.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

It's best to be on the safe side.

A bad penny always turns up.

Once bitten, twice shy.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Make love not war.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Money talks.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

All good things come to those that wait.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

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

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Never tell tales out of school.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Tomorrow is another day.

Less is more.

No man can serve two masters.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Big fish eat little fish.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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.

East, west, home's best.

You are never too old to learn.

A watched pot never boils.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Revenge is sweet.

A cat may look at a king.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Hope springs eternal.

Children should be seen and not heard.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Time flies.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Accidents will happen.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Blood is thicker than water.

Bad news travels fast.

Keep your chin up.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

You are what you eat.

Money makes the world go round.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Physician, heal thyself.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Give the Devil his due.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Easy come, easy go.

Every stick has two ends.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Silence construes consent.

One good deed deserves another.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Any port in a storm.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The early bird gets the worm.

Might is right.

Time will tell.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Share and share alike.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Fight the good fight.

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

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Moderation in all things.

Don't get mad, get even.

Manners maketh the man.

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

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Laughter is the best medicine.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

The bigger, the better.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The show must go on.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Seek and you shall find.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

History repeats itself.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Live and learn.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

All's well that ends well.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Hide in plain sight.

Better safe than sorry.

To every thing there is a season.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

No news is good news.

All the world loves a lover.

What goes up must come down.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Seize the day.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Opposites attract.

Paddle your own canoe.

Many hands make light work.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

First things first.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Home is where the heart is.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Fight fire with fire.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Life is what you make it.

Let the buyer beware.

A leopard can't change its spots.

To the victor go the spoils.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Let well alone.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Go the extra mile.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Talk is cheap.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Learn to walk before you run.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Time is a great healer.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Cheats never prosper.

Great minds think alike.

Faith will move mountains.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

It takes two to tango.

Silence is golden.

Seeing is believing.

There's no time like the present.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Look before you leap.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

You reap what you sow.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

What goes around comes around.

There's no place like home.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

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

Good things come in small packages.

Forgive and forget.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Everyone has their price.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Count your blessings.

There is honour among thieves.

Two heads are better than one.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Fortune favours the brave.

No man is an island.

No rest for the wicked.

There's one born every minute.

Money isn't everything.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Time is money.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Oil and water don't mix.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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