Learn to walk before you run.

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

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

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

It's better to give than to receive.

First come, first served.

Make haste slowly.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Fight fire with fire.

You can't win them all.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

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

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Actions speak louder than words.

What goes up must come down.

Everyone has their price.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

History repeats itself.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The more the merrier.

Seeing is believing.

To the victor go the spoils.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Beauty is only skin deep.

All you need is love.

A thing begun is half done.

The exception which proves the rule.

Every stick has two ends.

Great minds think alike.

Don't get mad, get even.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Live and learn.

Quid pro quo.

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

You are what you eat.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Let bygones be bygones.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Slow but sure.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Tomorrow is another day.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Business before pleasure.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Less said, soon mended.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Money is the root of all evil.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Walls have ears.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Let the buyer beware.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Knowledge is power.

Fight the good fight.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Seize the day.

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

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

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

No man can serve two masters.

Only the good die young.

Opposites attract.

Seek and you shall find.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Money isn't everything.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Enough is enough.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Misery loves company.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The end justifies the means.

It never rains but it pours.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Look before you leap.

Less is more.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

All things must pass.

There's no place like home.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Time is money.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The best things in life are free.

All good things come to those that wait.

Tomorrow never comes.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

There's an exception to every rule.

Like father, like son.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

The customer is always right.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Better late than never.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Many hands make light work.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Every picture tells a story.

Clothes do not make the man.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

You can't take it with you.

There's no time like the present.

Time is a great healer.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Charity begins at home.

You can't always get what you want.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A cat may look at a king.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

No rest for the wicked.

Good talk saves the food.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Let well alone.

Every dog has its day.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

If you build it, they will come.

Youth is wasted on the young.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

While there is life, there is hope.

An man's home is his castle.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

A golden key can open any door.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

A fish always rots from the head.

Persuasion is better than force.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Never give a sucker an even break.

Different strokes for different folks.

The age of miracles is past.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Oil and water don't mix.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

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

Only fools and horses work.

Speak as you find.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Put your best foot forward.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Love is blind.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Handsome is as handsome does.

First things first.

Patience is a virtue.

A word to the wise is enough.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Waste not, want not.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Live and let live.

He who hesitates is lost.

Horses for courses.

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

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Haste makes waste.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

For everything there is a season.

Love makes the world go round.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Good things come to those who wait.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Don't change horses in midstream.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Might is right.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

All roads lead to Rome.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Cheats never prosper.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

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

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

Bad news travels fast.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Life is what you make it.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Practice makes perfect.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Third time lucky.

Silence construes consent.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

What goes around comes around.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Beggars can't be choosers.

There is honour among thieves.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Keep your powder dry.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Even a worm will turn.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Still waters run deep.

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

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Share and share alike.

One good deed deserves another.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A dog is a man's best friend.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Easy come, easy go.

Pride comes before a fall.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A man is known by his friends.

Love will find a way.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Silence is golden.

All's fair in love and war.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Keep your chin up.

Time flies.

Give credit where credit is due.

Possession is nine points of the law.

It's all grist to the mill.

Dead men tell no tales.

Go the extra mile.

There's one born every minute.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

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

Money makes the world go round.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Each to their own.

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

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

A watched pot never boils.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Count your blessings.

There's safety in numbers.

Never tell tales out of school.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

You reap what you sow.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

All's well that ends well.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Hide in plain sight.

The Devil is in the details.

East, west, home's best.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

There's no fool like an old fool.

East is east, and west is west.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Paddle your own canoe.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Another day, another dollar.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A cat has nine lives.

It goes without saying.

A picture paints a thousand words.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The Devil looks after his own.

To every thing there is a season.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Moderation in all things.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Good things come in small packages.

Small things amuse small minds.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Never speak ill of the dead.

No news is good news.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Make love not war.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Better safe than sorry.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Talk is cheap.

Big fish eat little fish.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Once a thief, always a thief.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You are never too old to learn.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The wages of sin is death.

The best defence is a good offence.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Fortune favours the brave.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Honesty is the best policy.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A house is not a home.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

More haste, less speed.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Beware the Ides of March.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Bad money drives out good.

All good things must come to an end.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Forgive and forget.

Truth will out.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Give the Devil his due.

Faith will move mountains.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The bigger, the better.

Money talks.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Grief divided is made lighter.

It's never too late to mend.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

There's no smoke without fire.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

All that glitters is not gold.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Accidents will happen.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.