Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Accidents will happen.

A leopard can't change its spots.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Pearls of wisdom.

Charity begins at home.

You are what you eat.

Great minds think alike.

A word to the wise is enough.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A golden key can open any door.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Third time lucky.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

East, west, home's best.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Money talks.

The customer is always right.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

You can't always get what you want.

Two heads are better than one.

Speak as you find.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Life begins at forty.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

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

Manners maketh the man.

There's one born every minute.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The Devil is in the details.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Wonders will never cease.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Truth will out.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Let well alone.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

No man can serve two masters.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

No pain, no gain.

There's no smoke without fire.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't get mad, get even.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A thing begun is half done.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

He who hesitates is lost.

Actions speak louder than words.

Youth is wasted on the young.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Only the good die young.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The show must go on.

An army marches on its stomach.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Man does not live by bread alone.

More haste, less speed.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't rock the boat.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

You can't take it with you.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A watched pot never boils.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Fight the good fight.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Physician, heal thyself.

Love will find a way.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Business before pleasure.

Persuasion is better than force.

It's never too late to mend.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Beware the Ides of March.

A cat has nine lives.

East is east, and west is west.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It takes two to tango.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

No news is good news.

Nine tailors make a man.

A house is not a home.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Walls have ears.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Don't shoot the messenger.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Live and let live.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Seeing is believing.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Make love not war.

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

The best things in life are free.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Even a worm will turn.

Quid pro quo.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Less is more.

Bad money drives out good.

Each to their own.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

The truth will out.

Everyone has their price.

Money makes the world go round.

Talk is cheap.

The bigger, the better.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

There's no fool like an old fool.

All good things must come to an end.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Look before you leap.

Hide in plain sight.

The early bird gets the worm.

Give credit where credit is due.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

You can't win them all.

History repeats itself.

Another day, another dollar.

No rest for the wicked.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Better safe than sorry.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Time is money.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Good things come to those who wait.

Practice makes perfect.

Crime doesn't pay.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

When one door shuts, another opens.

If you build it, they will come.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A man is known by his friends.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Seek and you shall find.

Fight fire with fire.

Share and share alike.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

No man is an island.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Never give a sucker an even break.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

There are two sides to every question.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Only fools and horses work.

Life is what you make it.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Better late than never.

What goes up must come down.

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

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

An man's home is his castle.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Clothes do not make the man.

Time will tell.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

It's the singer not the song.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Attack is the best form of defence.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A fish always rots from the head.

Time is a great healer.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Pride comes before a fall.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Let bygones be bygones.

God helps those who help themselves.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

All you need is love.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Keep your chin up.

Faith will move mountains.

Let the buyer beware.

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

All things must pass.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Opposites attract.

Like father, like son.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Slow but sure.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Every dog has its day.

Misery loves company.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Honesty is the best policy.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Any port in a storm.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

You win some, you lose some.

There's no time like the present.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Practice what you preach.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Tomorrow never comes.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

It's all grist to the mill.

It takes one to know one.

For everything there is a season.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Forgive and forget.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The more the merrier.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

It never rains but it pours.

Enough is enough.

Fortune favours the brave.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

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

The best defence is a good offence.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Count your blessings.

Less said, soon mended.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Every picture tells a story.

There is honour among thieves.

Horses for courses.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Many hands make light work.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Home is where the heart is.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

First impressions are the most lasting.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Dead men tell no tales.

Good talk saves the food.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Christmas comes but once a year.

First come, first served.

Revenge is sweet.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Still waters run deep.

All's well that ends well.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

All's fair in love and war.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The end justifies the means.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Waste not, want not.

All publicity is good publicity.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

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

Live and learn.

To every thing there is a season.

There's an exception to every rule.

All good things come to those that wait.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Big fish eat little fish.

Silence is golden.

Love is blind.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Silence construes consent.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Every stick has two ends.

Bad news travels fast.

Blood is thicker than water.

Time flies.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Go the extra mile.

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

Moderation in all things.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Oil and water don't mix.

What goes around comes around.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Hope springs eternal.

Make haste slowly.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A cat may look at a king.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Money isn't everything.

Get out while the getting is good.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

There's no place like home.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Haste makes waste.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

It goes without saying.

Seize the day.

Knowledge is power.