To every thing there is a season.

It takes one to know one.

Fight the good fight.

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

Cheats never prosper.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

East is east, and west is west.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Seize the day.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Love will find a way.

History repeats itself.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Every dog has its day.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Any port in a storm.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Haste makes waste.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Paddle your own canoe.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Go the extra mile.

The best things in life are free.

Every stick has two ends.

The Devil looks after his own.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Fight fire with fire.

You reap what you sow.

A watched pot never boils.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Enough is enough.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Pearls of wisdom.

Beware the Ides of March.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Let well alone.

No rest for the wicked.

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

Like father, like son.

Live and learn.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Walls have ears.

One good deed deserves another.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

All the world loves a lover.

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

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

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

You are what you eat.

It takes two to tango.

Once a thief, always a thief.

What goes around comes around.

Charity begins at home.

Time is a great healer.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

You can't take it with you.

Out of sight, out of mind.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

No man is an island.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Misery loves company.

Learn to walk before you run.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Speak as you find.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Honesty is the best policy.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Knowledge is power.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

What goes up must come down.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

The best defence is a good offence.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

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

Revenge is sweet.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

There's an exception to every rule.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

There's a time and a place for everything.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Hide in plain sight.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Waste not, want not.

Tomorrow is another day.

Youth is wasted on the young.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Fortune favours the brave.

No news is good news.

Good things come in small packages.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Life is what you make it.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

All publicity is good publicity.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A leopard can't change its spots.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Accidents will happen.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Faith will move mountains.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A man is known by his friends.

A cat may look at a king.

The end justifies the means.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Silence is golden.

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

Many hands make light work.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

It's the singer not the song.

Count your blessings.

A person is known by the company they keep.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

All you need is love.

A house is not a home.

The show must go on.

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

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

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Look before you leap.

The exception which proves the rule.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Hope springs eternal.

Big fish eat little fish.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Talk is cheap.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Better late than never.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Time is money.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A cat has nine lives.

A good man is hard to find.

Virtue is its own reward.

Money isn't everything.

No man can serve two masters.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Wonders will never cease.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Easy come, easy go.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

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

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Persuasion is better than force.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Never speak ill of the dead.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

The wages of sin is death.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Less is more.

You can't always get what you want.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Business before pleasure.

Actions speak louder than words.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Two heads are better than one.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

To the victor go the spoils.

One hand washes the other.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Good things come to those who wait.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

If you build it, they will come.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Another day, another dollar.

Never tell tales out of school.

Keep your powder dry.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

All's fair in love and war.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Forgive and forget.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Make haste slowly.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Money talks.

It goes without saying.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Great minds think alike.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

First impressions are the most lasting.

The age of miracles is past.

Make love not war.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

God helps those who help themselves.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

You are never too old to learn.

Pride comes before a fall.

Let bygones be bygones.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

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

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

Don't get mad, get even.

An army marches on its stomach.

Better safe than sorry.

He who hesitates is lost.

The Devil is in the details.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Patience is a virtue.

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

All's well that ends well.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Less said, soon mended.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Bad news travels fast.

A thing begun is half done.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The bigger, the better.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Only fools and horses work.

Physician, heal thyself.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Put your best foot forward.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The truth will out.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Only the good die young.

Time flies.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Each to their own.

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

An man's home is his castle.

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

Practice what you preach.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Horses for courses.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Slow but sure.

You can't win them all.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Third time lucky.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Bad money drives out good.

The more the merrier.

Home is where the heart is.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

There's no place like home.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Crime doesn't pay.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Seeing is believing.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Small things amuse small minds.

Every picture tells a story.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Nine tailors make a man.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Money is the root of all evil.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

More haste, less speed.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

It never rains but it pours.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Life begins at forty.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

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

It's never too late to mend.

Seek and you shall find.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

It's all grist to the mill.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Might is right.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

All things must pass.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

First come, first served.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Opposites attract.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Quid pro quo.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The customer is always right.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

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

No pain, no gain.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

You win some, you lose some.

A golden key can open any door.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

First things first.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Live and let live.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Silence construes consent.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Truth will out.