It's never too late to mend.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

A thing begun is half done.

For everything there is a season.

Put your best foot forward.

Make haste slowly.

A dog is a man's best friend.

A watched pot never boils.

Love is blind.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

You are what you eat.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Fortune favours the brave.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Time is a great healer.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Time is money.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Truth will out.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Practice what you preach.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Less is more.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

There's an exception to every rule.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

What goes up must come down.

He who hesitates is lost.

Hide in plain sight.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A cat has nine lives.

It's the singer not the song.

Haste makes waste.

Bad money drives out good.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The Devil is in the details.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Oil and water don't mix.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Two heads are better than one.

Opposites attract.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Crime doesn't pay.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

It takes one to know one.

Seize the day.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Good things come to those who wait.

An man's home is his castle.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

All's well that ends well.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

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

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A word to the wise is enough.

The end justifies the means.

There are two sides to every question.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Time flies.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Get out while the getting is good.

A golden key can open any door.

Look before you leap.

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

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The bigger, the better.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Go the extra mile.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

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

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

Make love not war.

Business before pleasure.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Live and learn.

All things must pass.

Better safe than sorry.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Small things amuse small minds.

Bad news travels fast.

Honesty is the best policy.

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't rock the boat.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Another day, another dollar.

Good things come in small packages.

The customer is always right.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Charity begins at home.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

No news is good news.

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

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

East, west, home's best.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Waste not, want not.

Tomorrow never comes.

Never tell tales out of school.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Give the Devil his due.

No rest for the wicked.

Wonders will never cease.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

You reap what you sow.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

All good things come to those that wait.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Share and share alike.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Still waters run deep.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

It's all grist to the mill.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Seeing is believing.

Talk is cheap.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Ignorance is bliss.

One good deed deserves another.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Beware the Ides of March.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Love will find a way.

Let the buyer beware.

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

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Every stick has two ends.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Blood is thicker than water.

All's fair in love and war.

To the victor go the spoils.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

One hand washes the other.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Count your blessings.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

East is east, and west is west.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Only fools and horses work.

There is honour among thieves.

Only the good die young.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Every dog has its day.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

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

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

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Never speak ill of the dead.

No pain, no gain.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Hope springs eternal.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Silence construes consent.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Less said, soon mended.

There's safety in numbers.

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

A house is not a home.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

You can have too much of a good thing.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The truth will out.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Time will tell.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Good talk saves the food.

More haste, less speed.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Quid pro quo.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Time and tide wait for no one.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Money isn't everything.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The exception which proves the rule.

There's no place like home.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Out of sight, out of mind.

You can't always get what you want.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Might is right.

Beggars can't be choosers.

All publicity is good publicity.

The early bird gets the worm.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

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

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

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Money talks.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Let well alone.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The best things in life are free.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Walls have ears.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

It never rains but it pours.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

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

Everyone has their price.

Big fish eat little fish.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Every picture tells a story.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

It goes without saying.

What can't be cured must be endured.

It takes two to tango.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The show must go on.

All that glitters is not gold.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Each to their own.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Like father, like son.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Better late than never.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

There's one born every minute.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

It's best to be on the safe side.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Slow but sure.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Many hands make light work.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Easy come, easy go.

Moderation in all things.

Accidents will happen.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The more the merrier.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

If you build it, they will come.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Life is what you make it.

You are never too old to learn.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Enough is enough.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Practice makes perfect.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Keep your powder dry.

Love makes the world go round.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

You can't take it with you.

Knowledge is power.

Home is where the heart is.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Speak as you find.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

To every thing there is a season.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't get mad, get even.

Horses for courses.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Revenge is sweet.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A good man is hard to find.

All roads lead to Rome.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

First things first.

Live and let live.

Fight fire with fire.

Even a worm will turn.

Forgive and forget.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

What goes around comes around.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Fight the good fight.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

First come, first served.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Patience is a virtue.

Life begins at forty.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.