April showers bring forth May flowers.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Tomorrow is another day.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Variety is the spice of life.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

It goes without saying.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

The best defence is a good offence.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Charity begins at home.

Put your best foot forward.

The end justifies the means.

A picture paints a thousand words.

All publicity is good publicity.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

No pain, no gain.

Quid pro quo.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Speak as you find.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Keep your chin up.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

What goes around comes around.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Misery loves company.

Paddle your own canoe.

Only fools and horses work.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

All the world loves a lover.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Wonders will never cease.

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

The more the merrier.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Good talk saves the food.

A cat may look at a king.

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

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A cat has nine lives.

Each to their own.

Time is money.

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

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

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

You can't take it with you.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A word to the wise is enough.

Go the extra mile.

To every thing there is a season.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The age of miracles is past.

Slow but sure.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Third time lucky.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Love will find a way.

The Devil looks after his own.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

While there is life, there is hope.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Never tell tales out of school.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

There are two sides to every question.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Everyone has their price.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

The Devil is in the details.

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

Faith will move mountains.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

All good things must come to an end.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

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

Every stick has two ends.

You can't win them all.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Patience is a virtue.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Don't change horses in midstream.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Home is where the heart is.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Might is right.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The early bird gets the worm.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Hide in plain sight.

Nothing succeeds like success.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Life is what you make it.

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

Two heads are better than one.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Like father, like son.

It's all grist to the mill.

First things first.

Grief divided is made lighter.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Always put your best foot forward.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Keep your powder dry.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Let bygones be bygones.

There is honour among thieves.

The show must go on.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

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

More haste, less speed.

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

No news is good news.

Time flies.

Bad money drives out good.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

You are never too old to learn.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Another day, another dollar.

All roads lead to Rome.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Make love not war.

Easy come, easy go.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Honesty is the best policy.

The wages of sin is death.

Fortune favours the brave.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Pearls of wisdom.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Opposites attract.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Silence is golden.

No man is an island.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

An man's home is his castle.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

An army marches on its stomach.

Cheats never prosper.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Children and fools tell the truth.

It's never too late to mend.

For everything there is a season.

Hope springs eternal.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

A thing begun is half done.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Accidents will happen.

Don't rock the boat.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Fight fire with fire.

You are what you eat.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Actions speak louder than words.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Many hands make light work.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The bigger, the better.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Oil and water don't mix.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

What can't be cured must be endured.

He who hesitates is lost.

When one door shuts, another opens.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

History repeats itself.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Love is blind.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Business before pleasure.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

It takes two to tango.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

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

There's no time like the present.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

All you need is love.

East, west, home's best.

Truth will out.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Physician, heal thyself.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Beware the Ides of March.

Bad news travels fast.

It never rains but it pours.

The truth will out.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Live and let live.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Learn to walk before you run.

Seek and you shall find.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Give the Devil his due.

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

There's no place like home.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

If the cap fits, wear it.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Virtue is its own reward.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Out of sight, out of mind.

There's no smoke without fire.

Time is a great healer.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Money isn't everything.

Blood is thicker than water.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A golden key can open any door.

All's well that ends well.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A good man is hard to find.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Still waters run deep.

Live and learn.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Give credit where credit is due.

Make haste slowly.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Only the good die young.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Seeing is believing.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Less is more.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

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

A man is known by his friends.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Persuasion is better than force.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

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

The customer is always right.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Count your blessings.

Even a worm will turn.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Money talks.

You can't always get what you want.

Money is the root of all evil.

Knowledge is power.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Practice what you preach.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

All things must pass.

Share and share alike.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

If you build it, they will come.

The best things in life are free.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

What goes up must come down.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A fish always rots from the head.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Forewarned is forearmed.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Great minds think alike.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Nothing new under the sun.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Forgive and forget.

Enough is enough.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Better late than never.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Silence construes consent.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Talk is cheap.

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

Fight the good fight.

Walls have ears.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Time will tell.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

All good things come to those that wait.

First come, first served.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Any port in a storm.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Seize the day.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

It's the singer not the song.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.