Moderation in all things.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Patience is a virtue.

Better safe than sorry.

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

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Two heads are better than one.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Time is a great healer.

Tomorrow never comes.

Any port in a storm.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Quid pro quo.

If you build it, they will come.

Good things come to those who wait.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

No man is an island.

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

First come, first served.

Go the extra mile.

What goes up must come down.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Blood is thicker than water.

Physician, heal thyself.

You reap what you sow.

It's the singer not the song.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Silence construes consent.

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

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Every picture tells a story.

Faith will move mountains.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Let the dead bury the dead.

No rest for the wicked.

The more the merrier.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Hide in plain sight.

Still waters run deep.

Let well alone.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Money makes the world go round.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

All that glitters is not gold.

Money isn't everything.

The best defence is a good offence.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Pride comes before a fall.

Nine tailors make a man.

You can't take it with you.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A bad penny always turns up.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

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

Forgive and forget.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Enough is enough.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

You can't win them all.

Love makes the world go round.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Horses for courses.

First things first.

All the world loves a lover.

Speak as you find.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Crime doesn't pay.

Appearances can be deceptive.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Big fish eat little fish.

Ignorance is bliss.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The early bird gets the worm.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Laughter is the best medicine.

To every thing there is a season.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Honesty is the best policy.

Look before you leap.

Keep your powder dry.

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

The customer is always right.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Paddle your own canoe.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

If the cap fits, wear it.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Count your blessings.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Talk is cheap.

Cheats never prosper.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Give the Devil his due.

It takes one to know one.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Life is what you make it.

Great minds think alike.

Different strokes for different folks.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Small things amuse small minds.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

An man's home is his castle.

Seeing is believing.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

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

Variety is the spice of life.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Fortune favours the brave.

Let bygones be bygones.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A good man is hard to find.

A golden key can open any door.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

The truth will out.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

God helps those who help themselves.

There's no place like home.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

A man is known by his friends.

Nothing succeeds like success.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

All's fair in love and war.

Pearls of wisdom.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Like father, like son.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Only the good die young.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Waste not, want not.

Fight the good fight.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Fight fire with fire.

Business before pleasure.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

It's better to give than to receive.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

You are never too old to learn.

To the victor go the spoils.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

No pain, no gain.

Better late than never.

Life begins at forty.

You are what you eat.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Jack of all trades, master of none.

For everything there is a season.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The age of miracles is past.

Charity begins at home.

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

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Knowledge is power.

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

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

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Love is blind.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A cat has nine lives.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Everyone has their price.

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

Only fools and horses work.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

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

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A picture paints a thousand words.

You win some, you lose some.

Might is right.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Time flies.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Home is where the heart is.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The exception which proves the rule.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Live and learn.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Give credit where credit is due.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Oil and water don't mix.

All good things must come to an end.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Time is money.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

All's well that ends well.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Accidents will happen.

The end justifies the means.

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

Silence is golden.

Even a worm will turn.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

There's no smoke without fire.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Practice what you preach.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Misery loves company.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The wages of sin is death.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Share and share alike.

Every stick has two ends.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

There's safety in numbers.

Dead men tell no tales.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

It goes without saying.

There are two sides to every question.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Every dog has its day.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

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

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Hope springs eternal.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A fish always rots from the head.

Practice makes perfect.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

The show must go on.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

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

It's never too late to mend.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Truth will out.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There's no time like the present.

East is east, and west is west.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Never tell tales out of school.

Manners maketh the man.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

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

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Bad money drives out good.

No news is good news.

Make haste slowly.

Money talks.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

What goes around comes around.

A house is not a home.

Make love not war.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Less is more.

He who hesitates is lost.

Live and let live.

Third time lucky.

You can't always get what you want.

Seize the day.

Another day, another dollar.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Get out while the getting is good.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Bad news travels fast.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A thing begun is half done.

There's an exception to every rule.

Persuasion is better than force.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

It's all grist to the mill.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Let the buyer beware.

There's one born every minute.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

One hand washes the other.

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

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

It takes two to tango.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The bigger, the better.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The Devil looks after his own.

East, west, home's best.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Rome wasn't built in a day.