Dead men tell no tales.

Knowledge is power.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Strike while the iron is hot.

All good things come to those that wait.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

You win some, you lose some.

First things first.

Haste makes waste.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Slow but sure.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Wonders will never cease.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Time is a great healer.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Appearances can be deceptive.

The bigger, the better.

He who hesitates is lost.

All you need is love.

To the victor go the spoils.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Great minds think alike.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Every picture tells a story.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The Devil is in the details.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Grief divided is made lighter.

There's one born every minute.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Give credit where credit is due.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Laughter is the best medicine.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Tomorrow never comes.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A golden key can open any door.

It never rains but it pours.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

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

Nothing new under the sun.

A word to the wise is enough.

A house is not a home.

Love will find a way.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Silence construes consent.

The best things in life are free.

It's the singer not the song.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

There's safety in numbers.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Horses for courses.

Beware the Ides of March.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

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

Every stick has two ends.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Learn to walk before you run.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

One good deed deserves another.

Give the Devil his due.

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

You are never too old to learn.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The customer is always right.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Don't rock the boat.

Count your blessings.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Talk is cheap.

First come, first served.

If you build it, they will come.

Virtue is its own reward.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

All's well that ends well.

Ignorance is bliss.

A cat may look at a king.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

There's no smoke without fire.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

No news is good news.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Bad news travels fast.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Like father, like son.

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

For everything there is a season.

It takes two to tango.

If the cap fits, wear it.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

An man's home is his castle.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

All good things must come to an end.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Business before pleasure.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Children should be seen and not heard.

All's fair in love and war.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

There's an exception to every rule.

Better late than never.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Only fools and horses work.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Easy come, easy go.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

History repeats itself.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Go the extra mile.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

It's never too late to mend.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

All the world loves a lover.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Put your best foot forward.

The wages of sin is death.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Persuasion is better than force.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Each to their own.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Time will tell.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Keep your chin up.

All roads lead to Rome.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

A cat has nine lives.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Oil and water don't mix.

You are what you eat.

Seeing is believing.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Speak as you find.

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

Waste not, want not.

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

Let well alone.

Only the good die young.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Share and share alike.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Time flies.

Every dog has its day.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

It's better to give than to receive.

No man is an island.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

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

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

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

A miss is as good as a mile.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Honesty is the best policy.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Actions speak louder than words.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Fight fire with fire.

You reap what you sow.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Accidents will happen.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Practice what you preach.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Moderation in all things.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Live and let live.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A thing begun is half done.

Any port in a storm.

Good things come to those who wait.

Life is what you make it.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Love makes the world go round.

Manners maketh the man.

First impressions are the most lasting.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Shrouds have no pockets.

You can't always get what you want.

Opposites attract.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Walls have ears.

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

Good things come in small packages.

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

You can't win them all.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Everyone has their price.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Small things amuse small minds.

Seize the day.

Birds of a feather flock together.

No man can serve two masters.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The end justifies the means.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Charity begins at home.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Less said, soon mended.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Seek and you shall find.

Clothes do not make the man.

An army marches on its stomach.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Forgive and forget.

East, west, home's best.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

It takes one to know one.

Bad money drives out good.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

East is east, and west is west.

Even a worm will turn.

Let the buyer beware.

Hope springs eternal.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Love is blind.

Money isn't everything.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Quid pro quo.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Revenge is sweet.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

The show must go on.

Needs must when the devil drives.

While there is life, there is hope.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It's all grist to the mill.

A person is known by the company they keep.

A man is known by his friends.

There are two sides to every question.

To every thing there is a season.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

A watched pot never boils.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

There's no time like the present.

Pearls of wisdom.

Make haste slowly.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Stupid is as stupid does.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Fight the good fight.

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

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Variety is the spice of life.

Keep your powder dry.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Another day, another dollar.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Cheats never prosper.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Let bygones be bygones.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Live and learn.

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Fortune favours the brave.

The exception which proves the rule.

A good man is hard to find.

The best is the enemy of the good.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Hide in plain sight.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Make love not war.

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

Truth will out.

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

Time is money.

Life begins at forty.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The age of miracles is past.

Might is right.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The more the merrier.

Less is more.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

There's no fool like an old fool.

All things must pass.

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

Good talk saves the food.

A bad penny always turns up.

No pain, no gain.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

More haste, less speed.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

It goes without saying.

Physician, heal thyself.

The truth will out.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Still waters run deep.

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

You can't take it with you.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Misery loves company.

Possession is nine points of the law.

What goes around comes around.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Better safe than sorry.

Enough is enough.

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