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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Good talk saves the food.

It's never too late to mend.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A house is not a home.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Another day, another dollar.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Children and fools tell the truth.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A picture paints a thousand words.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Slow but sure.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

No pain, no gain.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

There's an exception to every rule.

An army marches on its stomach.

You are never too old to learn.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Practice what you preach.

You can't always get what you want.

East is east, and west is west.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

There's one born every minute.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Children should be seen and not heard.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Cheats never prosper.

While there is life, there is hope.

All that glitters is not gold.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Faith will move mountains.

Share and share alike.

Business before pleasure.

Home is where the heart is.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Third time lucky.

You can't win them all.

Opposites attract.

Horses for courses.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Everyone has their price.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Big fish eat little fish.

Fight the good fight.

Beggars can't be choosers.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

There's no place like home.

History repeats itself.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

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

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Let well alone.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Time flies.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

No man is an island.

Small things amuse small minds.

Might is right.

Dead men tell no tales.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Nothing new under the sun.

Put your best foot forward.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Quid pro quo.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Great minds think alike.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Accidents will happen.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

One hand washes the other.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Forgive and forget.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

God helps those who help themselves.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Each to their own.

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

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

There's no smoke without fire.

Make haste slowly.

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

Better safe than sorry.

The early bird gets the worm.

Still waters run deep.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Only the good die young.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

East, west, home's best.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Look before you leap.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Live and learn.

Wonders will never cease.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Money is the root of all evil.

The exception which proves the rule.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Fight fire with fire.

Don't rock the boat.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Speak as you find.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

No man can serve two masters.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

For everything there is a season.

Live and let live.

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

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

Love makes the world go round.

A cat may look at a king.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Love is blind.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Seeing is believing.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

No news is good news.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Variety is the spice of life.

The show must go on.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Give the Devil his due.

Pearls of wisdom.

The best things in life are free.

Only fools and horses work.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Keep your chin up.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Needs must when the devil drives.

It never rains but it pours.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Attack is the best form of defence.

All good things come to those that wait.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Let the buyer beware.

Truth will out.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The Devil looks after his own.

Pride comes before a fall.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The customer is always right.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A good man is hard to find.

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

There are two sides to every question.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The leopard does not change his spots.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Less is more.

First come, first served.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Like father, like son.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Time is a great healer.

There's no fool like an old fool.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Good things come to those who wait.

The wages of sin is death.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Let bygones be bygones.

You are what you eat.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Clothes do not make the man.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Life begins at forty.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Haste makes waste.

Time is money.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Hide in plain sight.

Good things come in small packages.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Money talks.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The bigger, the better.

Silence construes consent.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Moderation in all things.

Knowledge is power.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Money makes the world go round.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Enough is enough.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Walls have ears.

Less said, soon mended.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Every dog has its day.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

If you build it, they will come.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The best defence is a good offence.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Tomorrow never comes.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

All's fair in love and war.

Misery loves company.

There is honour among thieves.

Seize the day.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Crime doesn't pay.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A man is known by his friends.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

You reap what you sow.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Waste not, want not.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A golden key can open any door.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Love will find a way.

Easy come, easy go.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

You win some, you lose some.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

All good things must come to an end.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

There is no accounting for tastes.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Practice makes perfect.

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

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

Every stick has two ends.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Shrouds have no pockets.

An man's home is his castle.

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

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

All you need is love.

A thing begun is half done.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Give credit where credit is due.

Money isn't everything.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Patience is a virtue.

First things first.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Time will tell.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Ignorance is bliss.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Bad news travels fast.

It goes without saying.

Go the extra mile.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

The truth will out.

Revenge is sweet.

What goes up must come down.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

All's well that ends well.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

The pen is mightier than sword.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Beware the Ides of March.

Hope springs eternal.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

It's the singer not the song.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Two heads are better than one.

Better late than never.

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

More haste, less speed.

Even a worm will turn.

Honesty is the best policy.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Nothing succeeds like success.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Virtue is its own reward.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Still waters run deep.