Dead men tell no tales.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

There are two sides to every question.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Knowledge is power.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Different strokes for different folks.

Learn to walk before you run.

Home is where the heart is.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

All roads lead to Rome.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Misery loves company.

Practice what you preach.

The age of miracles is past.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A bad penny always turns up.

Keep your chin up.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Third time lucky.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Wonders will never cease.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Each to their own.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

You win some, you lose some.

Look before you leap.

Speak as you find.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Great minds think alike.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Physician, heal thyself.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

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

The best things in life are free.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

Time is money.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Opposites attract.

A miss is as good as a mile.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Let well alone.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The bigger, the better.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Love makes the world go round.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

No pain, no gain.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't rock the boat.

There's no time like the present.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

There's no place like home.

Always put your best foot forward.

All the world loves a lover.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

You can have too much of a good thing.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Nothing succeeds like success.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Time flies.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The end justifies the means.

You reap what you sow.

Easy come, easy go.

All things must pass.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Tomorrow never comes.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Two heads are better than one.

The more the merrier.

Money isn't everything.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

There's safety in numbers.

Any port in a storm.

Even a worm will turn.

East, west, home's best.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Bad news travels fast.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Count your blessings.

Silence construes consent.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

No man can serve two masters.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Pearls of wisdom.

Needs must when the devil drives.

No news is good news.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

More haste, less speed.

Might is right.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Nine tailors make a man.

Children and fools tell the truth.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

If you build it, they will come.

Life is what you make it.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Money talks.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Ignorance is bliss.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Seeing is believing.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

One hand washes the other.

The exception which proves the rule.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Love will find a way.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Quid pro quo.

A fish always rots from the head.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Small things amuse small minds.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Go the extra mile.

Clothes do not make the man.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The Devil looks after his own.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Live and let live.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Nothing new under the sun.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

History repeats itself.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Honesty is the best policy.

Slow but sure.

A house is not a home.

Manners maketh the man.

Forgive and forget.

Beware the Ides of March.

Make haste slowly.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

It's the singer not the song.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Never tell tales out of school.

Silence is golden.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Seek and you shall find.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A word to the wise is enough.

Waste not, want not.

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

All you need is love.

Put your best foot forward.

You can't win them all.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

While there is life, there is hope.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

First things first.

Enough is enough.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Seize the day.

The truth will out.

What goes up must come down.

Oil and water don't mix.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The best defence is a good offence.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Let the buyer beware.

Pride comes before a fall.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Everyone has their price.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Good fences make good neighbours.

If the cap fits, wear it.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

It goes without saying.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

It's better to give than to receive.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Good talk saves the food.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

There's an exception to every rule.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Cheats never prosper.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Paddle your own canoe.

No rest for the wicked.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Live and learn.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Like father, like son.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A thing begun is half done.

Faith will move mountains.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Share and share alike.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Variety is the spice of life.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Moderation in all things.

There's no smoke without fire.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Give the Devil his due.

It never rains but it pours.

There is honour among thieves.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

East is east, and west is west.

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

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Truth will out.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Good things come to those who wait.

A dog is a man's best friend.

You are never too old to learn.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

What goes around comes around.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

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

Life begins at forty.

Another day, another dollar.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Better safe than sorry.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

There's one born every minute.

First come, first served.

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

You can't take it with you.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A man is known by his friends.

Blood is thicker than water.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Let bygones be bygones.

A stitch in time saves nine.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

To every thing there is a season.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Still waters run deep.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Out of sight, out of mind.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Business before pleasure.

Bad money drives out good.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

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

It takes two to tango.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Forewarned is forearmed.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Revenge is sweet.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Less is more.

Only the good die young.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Patience is a virtue.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Horses for courses.

All that glitters is not gold.

Money makes the world go round.

The customer is always right.

You are what you eat.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

It takes one to know one.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The wages of sin is death.

Enough is as good as a feast.

The show must go on.

Practice makes perfect.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Virtue is its own reward.

A new broom sweeps clean.

For everything there is a season.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

All good things must come to an end.

Time is a great healer.

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

Every dog has its day.

Haste makes waste.

Make love not war.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Fight fire with fire.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A watched pot never boils.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Time will tell.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Walls have ears.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Talk is cheap.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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