A cat may look at a king.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

If the cap fits, wear it.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

One good deed deserves another.

There's an exception to every rule.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Live and learn.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Time and tide wait for no one.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Love is blind.

Manners maketh the man.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Ignorance is bliss.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Slow but sure.

The age of miracles is past.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Many hands make light work.

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

Every picture tells a story.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Still waters run deep.

A thing begun is half done.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A picture paints a thousand words.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

No man is an island.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Share and share alike.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

All you need is love.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A poor worker blames the tools.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Time flies.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

More haste, less speed.

An man's home is his castle.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Variety is the spice of life.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fight the good fight.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Practice what you preach.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

You can't win them all.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Clothes do not make the man.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Persuasion is better than force.

Money is the root of all evil.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Walls have ears.

Don't rock the boat.

Put your best foot forward.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

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

What goes around comes around.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Crime doesn't pay.

Seek and you shall find.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A good man is hard to find.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

All things must pass.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Practice makes perfect.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

What goes up must come down.

A bad penny always turns up.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The Devil is in the details.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

No rest for the wicked.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Small things amuse small minds.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

First things first.

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

It takes two to tango.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The customer is always right.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Do as I say, not as I do.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Oil and water don't mix.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Haste makes waste.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A dog is a man's best friend.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Enough is enough.

East, west, home's best.

All good things must come to an end.

Any port in a storm.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Money talks.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Business before pleasure.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Accidents will happen.

A miss is as good as a mile.

You reap what you sow.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Keep your powder dry.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Marriages are made in heaven.

East is east, and west is west.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Let the buyer beware.

A watched pot never boils.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Life is what you make it.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

A word to the wise is enough.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

What can't be cured must be endured.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

There are two sides to every question.

Less said, soon mended.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Half a loaf is better than none.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

You win some, you lose some.

Never tell tales out of school.

Fight fire with fire.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Time will tell.

The Devil looks after his own.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Forgive and forget.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Like father, like son.

Bad news travels fast.

Everyone has their price.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The best defence is a good offence.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

There is honour among thieves.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Truth will out.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

It never rains but it pours.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

You can't take it with you.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

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

It takes one to know one.

Waste not, want not.

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

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

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

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

Make haste slowly.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

You can have too much of a good thing.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

While there is life, there is hope.

Give the Devil his due.

Possession is nine points of the law.

One hand washes the other.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Silence is golden.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Live and let live.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Beware the Ides of March.

Nothing new under the sun.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Bad money drives out good.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Look before you leap.

Love makes the world go round.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Two heads are better than one.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

You are what you eat.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Actions speak louder than words.

Talk is cheap.

The truth will out.

To the victor go the spoils.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Wonders will never cease.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Might is right.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Out of sight, out of mind.

All the world loves a lover.

Money makes the world go round.

Time is a great healer.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

There's one born every minute.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Seeing is believing.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The bigger, the better.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Let well alone.

Speak as you find.

The best things in life are free.

There's no time like the present.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

It goes without saying.

Misery loves company.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Easy come, easy go.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A cat has nine lives.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The early bird gets the worm.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Physician, heal thyself.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Blood is thicker than water.

Each to their own.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Go the extra mile.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Less is more.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

It's better to give than to receive.

Time is money.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

There's no smoke without fire.

The show must go on.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Slow and steady wins the race.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

There's safety in numbers.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Quid pro quo.

You are never too old to learn.

Third time lucky.

Fortune favours the brave.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Silence construes consent.

A house is not a home.

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

Seize the day.

No pain, no gain.

Hope springs eternal.

God helps those who help themselves.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Patience is a virtue.

There's no place like home.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The more the merrier.

Moderation in all things.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Faith will move mountains.

Life begins at forty.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A man is known by his friends.

Always put your best foot forward.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Virtue is its own reward.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Knowledge is power.

Big fish eat little fish.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You can't always get what you want.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Cold hands, warm heart.

For everything there is a season.

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

Horses for courses.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

It's the singer not the song.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

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

First come, first served.

No news is good news.

Home is where the heart is.

Money isn't everything.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

The end justifies the means.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Another day, another dollar.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Paddle your own canoe.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Count your blessings.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Pride comes before a fall.

Good things come to those who wait.

A golden key can open any door.

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

Every dog has its day.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

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

History repeats itself.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Better late than never.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.