No man is an island.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The customer is always right.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Forgive and forget.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Less said, soon mended.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Good things come to those who wait.

Let bygones be bygones.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Love is blind.

Live and let live.

Honesty is the best policy.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

You are never too old to learn.

What goes around comes around.

Make love not war.

Money makes the world go round.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

There's one born every minute.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Only the good die young.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

You are what you eat.

No news is good news.

Fight the good fight.

Always put your best foot forward.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

There's no smoke without fire.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

No man can serve two masters.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Better late than never.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Keep your chin up.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Each to their own.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

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

Might is right.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

All that glitters is not gold.

There's an exception to every rule.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Keep your powder dry.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

First come, first served.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Two heads are better than one.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Time is money.

Silence construes consent.

The more the merrier.

Pearls of wisdom.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Bad news travels fast.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Good things come in small packages.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

A man is known by his friends.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Never tell tales out of school.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

No pain, no gain.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The end justifies the means.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A thing begun is half done.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

All good things must come to an end.

Paddle your own canoe.

Patience is a virtue.

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

Money isn't everything.

The early bird gets the worm.

Walls have ears.

Faith will move mountains.

It never rains but it pours.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

No rest for the wicked.

Enough is enough.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The truth will out.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

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

A word to the wise is enough.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Crime doesn't pay.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Slow but sure.

Dead men tell no tales.

Give credit where credit is due.

All you need is love.

It's the singer not the song.

Make haste slowly.

Actions speak louder than words.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The best things in life are free.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Great minds think alike.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Business before pleasure.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Clothes do not make the man.

To the victor go the spoils.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Knowledge is power.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Shrouds have no pockets.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Quid pro quo.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

To every thing there is a season.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Time will tell.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Every dog has its day.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Do as I say, not as I do.

If you build it, they will come.

All roads lead to Rome.

Wonders will never cease.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

There's no place like home.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

All's fair in love and war.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Money talks.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Horses for courses.

It goes without saying.

The bigger, the better.

It's never too late to mend.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

All the world loves a lover.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Manners maketh the man.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

God helps those who help themselves.

One hand washes the other.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Money is the root of all evil.

Love will find a way.

A good man is hard to find.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

You can't take it with you.

Don't shoot the messenger.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Time is a great healer.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Like father, like son.

While there is life, there is hope.

It takes two to tango.

The Devil looks after his own.

Seeing is believing.

There's a time and a place for everything.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Don't change horses in midstream.

An man's home is his castle.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Let the buyer beware.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

All things must pass.

Opposites attract.

Put your best foot forward.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A fish always rots from the head.

You win some, you lose some.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A cat may look at a king.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Revenge is sweet.

What goes up must come down.

East is east, and west is west.

Talk is cheap.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Moderation in all things.

There is honour among thieves.

Needs must when the devil drives.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Every stick has two ends.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

It takes one to know one.

A miss is as good as a mile.

The age of miracles is past.

First things first.

The show must go on.

A golden key can open any door.

Everyone has their price.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

If the cap fits, wear it.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

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

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

The wages of sin is death.

A bad penny always turns up.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Practice what you preach.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

There's no time like the present.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Home is where the heart is.

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

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Live and learn.

A watched pot never boils.

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

One good deed deserves another.

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

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Good talk saves the food.

Look before you leap.

Accidents will happen.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Go the extra mile.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Charity begins at home.

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

Every picture tells a story.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

A cat has nine lives.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Out of sight, out of mind.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Count your blessings.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Silence is golden.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Let the dead bury the dead.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Any port in a storm.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Practice makes perfect.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

History repeats itself.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Only fools and horses work.

Cheats never prosper.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

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

For everything there is a season.

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

Third time lucky.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Speak as you find.

Never speak ill of the dead.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Many hands make light work.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Forewarned is forearmed.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Cold hands, warm heart.

There's no fool like an old fool.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

More haste, less speed.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

Good talk saves the food.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't rock the boat.

Misery loves company.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Another day, another dollar.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

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.

The best is the enemy of the good.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A poor worker blames the tools.

To err is human; to forgive divine.