No news is good news.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A stitch in time saves nine.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Keep your chin up.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Nine tailors make a man.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

All things must pass.

Less said, soon mended.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A man is known by his friends.

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

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

You can't win them all.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

All's well that ends well.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

It takes two to tango.

Let the buyer beware.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A watched pot never boils.

Good things come in small packages.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Fight the good fight.

A picture paints a thousand words.

There are two sides to every question.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

East is east, and west is west.

Persuasion is better than force.

All's fair in love and war.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Familiarity breeds contempt.

It goes without saying.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Learn to walk before you run.

Charity begins at home.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Birds of a feather flock together.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

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

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Bad money drives out good.

Share and share alike.

Oil and water don't mix.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

If you build it, they will come.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Misery loves company.

There's no smoke without fire.

Beware the Ides of March.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Better safe than sorry.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The bigger, the better.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Enough is enough.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Let bygones be bygones.

Only fools and horses work.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

One good deed deserves another.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Children and fools tell the truth.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Opposites attract.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Waste not, want not.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

It's better to give than to receive.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

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

What goes up must come down.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Every picture tells a story.

Each to their own.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

There's no time like the present.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Any port in a storm.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Count your blessings.

A word to the wise is enough.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Never go to bed on an argument.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Make haste slowly.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Life is what you make it.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

All publicity is good publicity.

The truth will out.

Give the Devil his due.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Fight fire with fire.

Crime doesn't pay.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Live and let live.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Don't rock the boat.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

There's an exception to every rule.

All that glitters is not gold.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Money makes the world go round.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Good things come to those who wait.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Needs must when the devil drives.

There's no place like home.

Only the good die young.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Paddle your own canoe.

Third time lucky.

Silence is golden.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Love makes the world go round.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Time will tell.

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

Might is right.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Everyone has their price.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Tomorrow is another day.

Quid pro quo.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Money is the root of all evil.

Let well alone.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Another day, another dollar.

Silence construes consent.

Seize the day.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

Accidents will happen.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Make love not war.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Every stick has two ends.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Variety is the spice of life.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Put your best foot forward.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

History repeats itself.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Less is more.

Horses for courses.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Practice makes perfect.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Practice what you preach.

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

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Ignorance is bliss.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

You are never too old to learn.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Money isn't everything.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Truth will out.

Money talks.

The best things in life are free.

Fortune favours the brave.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Never tell tales out of school.

First things first.

Small things amuse small minds.

Many hands make light work.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

There's a time and a place for everything.

The wages of sin is death.

The show must go on.

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

Wonders will never cease.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Love will find a way.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

You can't always get what you want.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Time is a great healer.

Easy come, easy go.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Hide in plain sight.

It takes one to know one.

Strike while the iron is hot.

More haste, less speed.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The exception which proves the rule.

A golden key can open any door.

Virtue is its own reward.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Always put your best foot forward.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A house is not a home.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Actions speak louder than words.

Haste makes waste.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

An man's home is his castle.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Like father, like son.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

You reap what you sow.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Talk is cheap.

It never rains but it pours.

A good man is hard to find.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

No man is an island.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The Devil looks after his own.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Life begins at forty.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Look before you leap.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Live and learn.

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

Manners maketh the man.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Two heads are better than one.

You can't take it with you.

The Devil is in the details.

Never speak ill of the dead.

There's safety in numbers.

It's the singer not the song.

Hope springs eternal.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Tomorrow never comes.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The age of miracles is past.

Don't get mad, get even.

The early bird gets the worm.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

It's all grist to the mill.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

All you need is love.

You are what you eat.

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

Knowledge is power.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Go the extra mile.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Home is where the heart is.

What can't be cured must be endured.

An army marches on its stomach.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

The more the merrier.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

All roads lead to Rome.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

All good things must come to an end.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Walls have ears.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Seek and you shall find.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The end justifies the means.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

No pain, no gain.

Good talk saves the food.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Patience is a virtue.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Better late than never.

What goes around comes around.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

There's one born every minute.

Great minds think alike.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

It's best to be on the safe side.

No rest for the wicked.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Keep your powder dry.

To every thing there is a season.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Business before pleasure.

Every dog has its day.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Time is money.

Even a worm will turn.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Cheats never prosper.

East, west, home's best.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Pride comes before a fall.

Appearances can be deceptive.

There is no accounting for tastes.