Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

There's no time like the present.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Share and share alike.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Grief divided is made lighter.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Make haste slowly.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Patience is a virtue.

Always put your best foot forward.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Even a worm will turn.

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

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

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

Live and let live.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Let well alone.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Money isn't everything.

Hide in plain sight.

There's no smoke without fire.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Practice makes perfect.

Live and learn.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Fortune favours the brave.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Count your blessings.

A house is not a home.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Home is where the heart is.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Money makes the world go round.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Good talk saves the food.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Speak as you find.

The age of miracles is past.

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

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Love will find a way.

All's well that ends well.

First come, first served.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Every picture tells a story.

No news is good news.

Another day, another dollar.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

It's all grist to the mill.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Slow and steady wins the race.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Good things come to those who wait.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

You can't take it with you.

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

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

The best things in life are free.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Children and fools tell the truth.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Tomorrow is another day.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Enough is as good as a feast.

All publicity is good publicity.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

You win some, you lose some.

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

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Silence is golden.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Put your best foot forward.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Go the extra mile.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Honesty is the best policy.

Practice what you preach.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

You reap what you sow.

Children should be seen and not heard.

The Devil looks after his own.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Forgive and forget.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Moderation in all things.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Knowledge is power.

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

It goes without saying.

It's the singer not the song.

Actions speak louder than words.

Everyone has their price.

Two heads are better than one.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Better late than never.

Silence construes consent.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

All things must pass.

Make love not war.

Keep your powder dry.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

God helps those who help themselves.

What goes around comes around.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Third time lucky.

Truth will out.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Oil and water don't mix.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Money talks.

There is honour among thieves.

If the cap fits, wear it.

You can't win them all.

Don't get mad, get even.

Give the Devil his due.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Quid pro quo.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Time flies.

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

More haste, less speed.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Charity begins at home.

A cat has nine lives.

Bad news travels fast.

Wonders will never cease.

Nothing new under the sun.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The wages of sin is death.

Haste makes waste.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Opposites attract.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The early bird gets the worm.

Still waters run deep.

Cheats never prosper.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Big fish eat little fish.

Pearls of wisdom.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Time is money.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Less is more.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

You can't make bricks without straw.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

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

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

Love makes the world go round.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

First impressions are the most lasting.

You are never too old to learn.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

You are what you eat.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

All the world loves a lover.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A dog is a man's best friend.

Persuasion is better than force.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Talk is cheap.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

The customer is always right.

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

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

Let the buyer beware.

Seek and you shall find.

The truth will out.

There are two sides to every question.

The show must go on.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Time is a great healer.

Only fools and horses work.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Do as I say, not as I do.

A bad penny always turns up.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

For everything there is a season.

Misery loves company.

Each to their own.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

No pain, no gain.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Strike while the iron is hot.

What goes up must come down.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Beware the Ides of March.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Slow but sure.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

History repeats itself.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Accidents will happen.

Attack is the best form of defence.

He who hesitates is lost.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

East, west, home's best.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

The best defence is a good offence.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Seeing is believing.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A miss is as good as a mile.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Good fences make good neighbours.

There's one born every minute.

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

East is east, and west is west.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Manners maketh the man.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Virtue is its own reward.

It never rains but it pours.

There's no place like home.

Might is right.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

All you need is love.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Fight the good fight.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Waste not, want not.

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

If you build it, they will come.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Only the good die young.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Better safe than sorry.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The exception which proves the rule.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

A thing begun is half done.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Little pitchers have big ears.

All roads lead to Rome.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Never tell tales out of school.

Bad money drives out good.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

A word to the wise is enough.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Time will tell.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

It takes one to know one.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Fight fire with fire.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The end justifies the means.

Every stick has two ends.

While there is life, there is hope.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Life begins at forty.

Variety is the spice of life.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Enough is enough.

A man is known by his friends.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Love is blind.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

To every thing there is a season.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

It takes two to tango.

No rest for the wicked.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Like father, like son.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

There's safety in numbers.

A watched pot never boils.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The best-laid plans go astray.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Ignorance is bliss.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

No man can serve two masters.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Seize the day.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Faith will move mountains.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't rock the boat.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Get out while the getting is good.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

An army marches on its stomach.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Keep your chin up.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Any port in a storm.

Walls have ears.

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