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

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Live and let live.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Enough is enough.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

No man is an island.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Less said, soon mended.

Business before pleasure.

Don't get mad, get even.

A word to the wise is enough.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Physician, heal thyself.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

All the world loves a lover.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Keep your powder dry.

The best defence is a good offence.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

It takes one to know one.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Fortune favours the brave.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

You can't win them all.

Learn to walk before you run.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Speak as you find.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Count your blessings.

East is east, and west is west.

Don't rock the boat.

Each to their own.

It's never too late to mend.

Quid pro quo.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Love will find a way.

Silence is golden.

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

You can't take it with you.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

You are what you eat.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A cat has nine lives.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

If you build it, they will come.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

The best things in life are free.

If the cap fits, wear it.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

The age of miracles is past.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

All's well that ends well.

Money makes the world go round.

Variety is the spice of life.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Let bygones be bygones.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

There's no place like home.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

There is honour among thieves.

Time will tell.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Hide in plain sight.

You can't always get what you want.

Seize the day.

Great minds think alike.

What goes around comes around.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Live and learn.

Every stick has two ends.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The show must go on.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Home is where the heart is.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

All things must pass.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Share and share alike.

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

Less is more.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Money isn't everything.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Make haste slowly.

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

It's the singer not the song.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

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

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Easy come, easy go.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Let well alone.

Still waters run deep.

Time flies.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A watched pot never boils.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Accidents will happen.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Never speak ill of the dead.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

It's better to give than to receive.

Nothing new under the sun.

The end justifies the means.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Seek and you shall find.

Tomorrow never comes.

Forewarned is forearmed.

One hand washes the other.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Walls have ears.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The bigger, the better.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Good fences make good neighbours.

No pain, no gain.

Put your best foot forward.

Seeing is believing.

Love is blind.

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

Time is money.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Slow but sure.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Life is what you make it.

You reap what you sow.

Better late than never.

Big fish eat little fish.

Money talks.

All good things come to those that wait.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Fight the good fight.

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

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Different strokes for different folks.

Children and fools tell the truth.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

An man's home is his castle.

To every thing there is a season.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

It never rains but it pours.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Even a worm will turn.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Never tell tales out of school.

Bad money drives out good.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Moderation in all things.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Love makes the world go round.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Waste not, want not.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

A house is not a home.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

A person is known by the company they keep.

The customer is always right.

Everyone has their price.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Cheats never prosper.

Only fools and horses work.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A cat may look at a king.

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

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

First come, first served.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Revenge is sweet.

Life begins at forty.

Beware the Ides of March.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

The leopard does not change his spots.

An army marches on its stomach.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Talk is cheap.

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

Time is a great healer.

Never give a sucker an even break.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

No news is good news.

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

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

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

All you need is love.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Might is right.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

What goes up must come down.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The truth will out.

It takes two to tango.

Forgive and forget.

Opposites attract.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Fight fire with fire.

Tomorrow is another day.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

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

The Devil is in the details.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Get out while the getting is good.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Faith will move mountains.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Honesty is the best policy.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

No rest for the wicked.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Every dog has its day.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Give the Devil his due.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Many hands make light work.

A bad penny always turns up.

Ignorance is bliss.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

Go the extra mile.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

One good deed deserves another.

Virtue is its own reward.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Little pitchers have big ears.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Rome wasn't built in a day.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Never go to bed on an argument.

History repeats itself.

Crime doesn't pay.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A fish always rots from the head.

You are never too old to learn.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Practice what you preach.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Every picture tells a story.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Haste makes waste.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Beauty is only skin deep.

There are two sides to every question.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Hope springs eternal.

Another day, another dollar.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

The more the merrier.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Give credit where credit is due.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Look before you leap.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

A good man is hard to find.

Only the good die young.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

All's fair in love and war.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

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

A golden key can open any door.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

East, west, home's best.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Any port in a storm.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

One swallow does not a summer make.

All publicity is good publicity.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

There's one born every minute.

Silence construes consent.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A man is known by his friends.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Blood is thicker than water.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Dead men tell no tales.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Good things come in small packages.

Better safe than sorry.

All good things must come to an end.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The age of miracles is past.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

There's no time like the present.

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