The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

The exception which proves the rule.

Stupid is as stupid does.

There are two sides to every question.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Opposites attract.

East, west, home's best.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The best-laid plans go astray.

To the victor go the spoils.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Keep your chin up.

Love makes the world go round.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Speak as you find.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Every stick has two ends.

Truth will out.

Love will find a way.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The Devil is in the details.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Love is blind.

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.

Practice what you preach.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

What goes up must come down.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Charity begins at home.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Waste not, want not.

Curiosity killed the cat.

What can't be cured must be endured.

All things must pass.

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

There is honour among thieves.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Time is a great healer.

Like father, like son.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Another day, another dollar.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Cheats never prosper.

Life is what you make it.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Virtue is its own reward.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Less is more.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

First things first.

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

Forgive and forget.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

The more the merrier.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Money talks.

A golden key can open any door.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Tomorrow is another day.

More haste, less speed.

The show must go on.

Don't rock the boat.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

An army marches on its stomach.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Man does not live by bread alone.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Never go to bed on an argument.

An man's home is his castle.

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

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

For everything there is a season.

A watched pot never boils.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Slow but sure.

The end justifies the means.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Moderation in all things.

It's never too late to mend.

A word to the wise is enough.

Nine tailors make a man.

One hand washes the other.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Physician, heal thyself.

Count your blessings.

You are what you eat.

Many hands make light work.

Bad money drives out good.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Children and fools tell the truth.

A leopard can't change its spots.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Time flies.

Let the buyer beware.

A cat may look at a king.

Horses for courses.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

You win some, you lose some.

Make haste slowly.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Practice makes perfect.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Clothes do not make the man.

Walls have ears.

Time will tell.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

All you need is love.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Big fish eat little fish.

Hide in plain sight.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

All's well that ends well.

Blood is thicker than water.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Third time lucky.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

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

Good talk saves the food.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

What goes around comes around.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Easy come, easy go.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Money isn't everything.

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

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The wages of sin is death.

Enough is enough.

Misery loves company.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Silence is golden.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Seeing is believing.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Persuasion is better than force.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Silence construes consent.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Always put your best foot forward.

Better late than never.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

You can't take it with you.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A cat has nine lives.

Dead men tell no tales.

Only fools and horses work.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

You reap what you sow.

Beggars can't be choosers.

The Devil looks after his own.

Hope springs eternal.

Knowledge is power.

A house is not a home.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

One good deed deserves another.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Time is money.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

The bigger, the better.

Make love not war.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

All's fair in love and war.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Good things come in small packages.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Share and share alike.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

There's no smoke without fire.

A good man is hard to find.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Never give a sucker an even break.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Manners maketh the man.

A thing begun is half done.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Bad news travels fast.

Pride comes before a fall.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Ignorance is bliss.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The truth will out.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Talk is cheap.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

The age of miracles is past.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Variety is the spice of life.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

You can't win them all.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Every dog has its day.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

All good things must come to an end.

Go the extra mile.

It takes one to know one.

Actions speak louder than words.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Tomorrow never comes.

The customer is always right.

Each to their own.

To every thing there is a season.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

All the world loves a lover.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Every picture tells a story.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Business before pleasure.

Learn to walk before you run.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The best things in life are free.

No rest for the wicked.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Don't get mad, get even.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Let well alone.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

There's safety in numbers.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

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

Two heads are better than one.

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

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Accidents will happen.

Haste makes waste.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Look before you leap.

It's all grist to the mill.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Paddle your own canoe.

No man can serve two masters.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A man is known by his friends.

There's no time like the present.

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

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Beware the Ides of March.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

The best defence is a good offence.

Better safe than sorry.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It never rains but it pours.

Seize the day.

Still waters run deep.

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

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Life begins at forty.

You are never too old to learn.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Wonders will never cease.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

It goes without saying.

Only the good die young.

Live and let live.

You can't make bricks without straw.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Seek and you shall find.

Even a worm will turn.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

No man is an island.

Live and learn.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

All roads lead to Rome.

There's no place like home.

Give the Devil his due.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Faith will move mountains.

All publicity is good publicity.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Business before pleasure.

Everyone has their price.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Quid pro quo.

There's one born every minute.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

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

Patience is a virtue.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

No pain, no gain.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Once a thief, always a thief.