Variety is the spice of life.

No man can serve two masters.

All good things come to those that wait.

All that glitters is not gold.

Keep your chin up.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Home is where the heart is.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

One hand washes the other.

Every picture tells a story.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Horses for courses.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

You can't always get what you want.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

All publicity is good publicity.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Waste not, want not.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Shrouds have no pockets.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

One good deed deserves another.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Honesty is the best policy.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A bad penny always turns up.

Don't rock the boat.

The end justifies the means.

All's well that ends well.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

You can have too much of a good thing.

The best things in life are free.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Another day, another dollar.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Hope springs eternal.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

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

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Misery loves company.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

If you build it, they will come.

Quid pro quo.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

For everything there is a season.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Less said, soon mended.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Charity begins at home.

A good man is hard to find.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Count your blessings.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Many hands make light work.

Big fish eat little fish.

Learn to walk before you run.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Never give a sucker an even break.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

More haste, less speed.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Let well alone.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

You can't take it with you.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

It's better to give than to receive.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Silence construes consent.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Never go to bed on an argument.

In the midst of life we are in death.

First come, first served.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

All's fair in love and war.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The show must go on.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The age of miracles is past.

The more the merrier.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Haste makes waste.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

East, west, home's best.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Faith will move mountains.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Go the extra mile.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Less is more.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Easy come, easy go.

All you need is love.

Bad news travels fast.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

No news is good news.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Money makes the world go round.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Good things come in small packages.

Third time lucky.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Clothes do not make the man.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The truth will out.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Only fools and horses work.

An man's home is his castle.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Pride comes before a fall.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Time is a great healer.

Share and share alike.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

History repeats itself.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Forgive and forget.

It's all grist to the mill.

Live and learn.

It takes one to know one.

Don't change horses in midstream.

There are two sides to every question.

No pain, no gain.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The best defence is a good offence.

The early bird gets the worm.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Money isn't everything.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Love makes the world go round.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Slow but sure.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Everyone has their price.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Virtue is its own reward.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

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

First things first.

Every dog has its day.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

While there is life, there is hope.

It's never too late to mend.

Opposites attract.

Practice what you preach.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Blood is thicker than water.

No rest for the wicked.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A house is not a home.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Tomorrow is another day.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Look before you leap.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Great minds think alike.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Revenge is sweet.

Every stick has two ends.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

There's a time and a place for everything.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Time flies.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Give credit where credit is due.

Life is what you make it.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Time is money.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The Devil is in the details.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

There's an exception to every rule.

Hide in plain sight.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Any port in a storm.

Love is blind.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Like father, like son.

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

Silence is golden.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

There's no time like the present.

It takes two to tango.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Money talks.

What goes around comes around.

Talk is cheap.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

All the world loves a lover.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Better late than never.

Manners maketh the man.

A thing begun is half done.

The bigger, the better.

Children and fools tell the truth.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Keep your powder dry.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

It goes without saying.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Even a worm will turn.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Make love not war.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

East is east, and west is west.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

You can't win them all.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A stitch in time saves nine.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Knowledge is power.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Time will tell.

Fight the good fight.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The customer is always right.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Tomorrow never comes.

Fortune favours the brave.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Speak as you find.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Make haste slowly.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Two heads are better than one.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Each to their own.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

To every thing there is a season.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Bad money drives out good.

Live and let live.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

There's one born every minute.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Life begins at forty.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Fight fire with fire.

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

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Might is right.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A man is known by his friends.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

A cat may look at a king.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Business before pleasure.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Always put your best foot forward.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Time and tide wait for no one.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A person is known by the company they keep.

It never rains but it pours.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

You are what you eat.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Youth is wasted on the young.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Never tell tales out of school.

Let the buyer beware.

Ignorance is bliss.

Cheats never prosper.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

There is honour among thieves.

A cat has nine lives.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Give the Devil his due.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Good things come to those who wait.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Moderation in all things.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

All things must pass.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Enough is enough.

There's no place like home.

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

Love will find a way.

Get out while the getting is good.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

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

Seeing is believing.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Still waters run deep.

What goes up must come down.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Actions speak louder than words.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Seek and you shall find.