The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Knowledge is power.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

No pain, no gain.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Bad money drives out good.

Moderation in all things.

All good things must come to an end.

Never give a sucker an even break.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Seeing is believing.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A good man is hard to find.

It's the singer not the song.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Time is a great healer.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Money makes the world go round.

Give credit where credit is due.

Good talk saves the food.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

Business before pleasure.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Forgive and forget.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Love will find a way.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Slow but sure.

Still waters run deep.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Half a loaf is better than none.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

There's a time and a place for everything.

God helps those who help themselves.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

The Devil is in the details.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Great minds think alike.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Charity begins at home.

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

You win some, you lose some.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Seize the day.

Let well alone.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The end justifies the means.

The bigger, the better.

Enough is enough.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Revenge is sweet.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Bad news travels fast.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Stupid is as stupid does.

A cat has nine lives.

It goes without saying.

For everything there is a season.

Opposites attract.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Blood is thicker than water.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A word to the wise is enough.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Get out while the getting is good.

If the cap fits, wear it.

First come, first served.

Live and learn.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The best is the enemy of the good.

You can't always get what you want.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

One hand washes the other.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Look before you leap.

Money talks.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

What goes up must come down.

An army marches on its stomach.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Patience is a virtue.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

Dead men tell no tales.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Honesty is the best policy.

There's safety in numbers.

Fight fire with fire.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

All's well that ends well.

Good things come to those who wait.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Keep your powder dry.

Haste makes waste.

Life begins at forty.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

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

Silence is golden.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

The best defence is a good offence.

Count your blessings.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Children should be seen and not heard.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Actions speak louder than words.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Accidents will happen.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Any port in a storm.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

All roads lead to Rome.

Give the Devil his due.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Fight the good fight.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The more the merrier.

To the victor go the spoils.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Everyone has their price.

Don't throw good money after bad.

It's better to give than to receive.

Time flies.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Variety is the spice of life.

The age of miracles is past.

You are what you eat.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Appearances can be deceptive.

One good deed deserves another.

Good things come in small packages.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Pride comes before a fall.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Go the extra mile.

Misery loves company.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Less is more.

There's an exception to every rule.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Live and let live.

Time is money.

Manners maketh the man.

Easy come, easy go.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Pearls of wisdom.

Keep your chin up.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Walls have ears.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A cat may look at a king.

A man is known by his friends.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Small things amuse small minds.

Strike while the iron is hot.

To every thing there is a season.

All the world loves a lover.

Only the good die young.

Birds of a feather flock together.

East, west, home's best.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

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

Horses for courses.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Less said, soon mended.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Waste not, want not.

Don't rock the boat.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Two heads are better than one.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Physician, heal thyself.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

There's one born every minute.

Make hay while the sun shines.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

There is honour among thieves.

It takes two to tango.

It's never too late to mend.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Put your best foot forward.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Quid pro quo.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The wages of sin is death.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Only fools and horses work.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Speak as you find.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

All you need is love.

Seek and you shall find.

Better late than never.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Share and share alike.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A golden key can open any door.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

An man's home is his castle.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

While there is life, there is hope.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Faith will move mountains.

East is east, and west is west.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Truth will out.

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

Love is blind.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A house is not a home.

You can't win them all.

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

There's no place like home.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The customer is always right.

You are never too old to learn.

Money is the root of all evil.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

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

He who hesitates is lost.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Always put your best foot forward.

No man can serve two masters.

Even a worm will turn.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Every picture tells a story.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Virtue is its own reward.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Money isn't everything.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

All's fair in love and war.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Wonders will never cease.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Third time lucky.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The truth will out.

Don't get mad, get even.

Nothing new under the sun.

It's all grist to the mill.

All things must pass.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

First things first.

Time will tell.

Talk is cheap.

A bad penny always turns up.

Another day, another dollar.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Oil and water don't mix.

Like father, like son.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Beware the Ides of March.

Make love not war.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

It takes one to know one.

Learn to walk before you run.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Hope springs eternal.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Better safe than sorry.

Ignorance is bliss.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

You reap what you sow.

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

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

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

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

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Every stick has two ends.

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

The best things in life are free.

All publicity is good publicity.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

There's no time like the present.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Might is right.

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

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

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Big fish eat little fish.

Silence construes consent.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

You can't take it with you.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Let bygones be bygones.

Love makes the world go round.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Good talk saves the food.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

No news is good news.

Each to their own.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Let the dead bury the dead.

If you build it, they will come.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

All good things come to those that wait.