Brevity is the soul of wit.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Always put your best foot forward.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

It goes without saying.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

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

All the world loves a lover.

Fortune favours the brave.

Good things come in small packages.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The Devil looks after his own.

East is east, and west is west.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Slow but sure.

Ignorance is bliss.

A person is known by the company they keep.

The best is the enemy of the good.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A fish always rots from the head.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

If you build it, they will come.

A miss is as good as a mile.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Bad money drives out good.

Give the Devil his due.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Hide in plain sight.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

You can't make bricks without straw.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

All's fair in love and war.

History repeats itself.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Might is right.

The exception which proves the rule.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

East, west, home's best.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Patience is a virtue.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Charity begins at home.

First things first.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Crime doesn't pay.

Fight fire with fire.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Still waters run deep.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Each to their own.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Physician, heal thyself.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

The more the merrier.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Fight the good fight.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Count your blessings.

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

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Walls have ears.

Money isn't everything.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

There's safety in numbers.

An man's home is his castle.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A new broom sweeps clean.

No man is an island.

The customer is always right.

Seek and you shall find.

Silence is golden.

Home is where the heart is.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

An army marches on its stomach.

It never rains but it pours.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The truth will out.

The best defence is a good offence.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Everyone has their price.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Blood is thicker than water.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

All good things must come to an end.

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

Accidents will happen.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Make haste slowly.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

More haste, less speed.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

A house is not a home.

The best things in life are free.

Nothing new under the sun.

Two heads are better than one.

Never tell tales out of school.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The Devil is in the details.

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

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

One hand washes the other.

Horses for courses.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Another day, another dollar.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Talk is cheap.

No pain, no gain.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Go the extra mile.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't rock the boat.

A man is known by his friends.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Live and let live.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Tomorrow is another day.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Share and share alike.

A golden key can open any door.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The end justifies the means.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Keep your powder dry.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

There's no time like the present.

Every dog has its day.

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

Love will find a way.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Let bygones be bygones.

A cat has nine lives.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Truth will out.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Let well alone.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Less is more.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A cat may look at a king.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

It's the singer not the song.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

There are two sides to every question.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Time will tell.

Opposites attract.

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

Time flies.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Faith will move mountains.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Persuasion is better than force.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

For everything there is a season.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Live and learn.

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

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Better late than never.

Enough is enough.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

It's all grist to the mill.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Honesty is the best policy.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

No rest for the wicked.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Beware the Ides of March.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Pearls of wisdom.

There is no accounting for tastes.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

All things must pass.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Manners maketh the man.

Time is money.

Put your best foot forward.

Get out while the getting is good.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Knowledge is power.

The show must go on.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Bad news travels fast.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

To every thing there is a season.

Learn to walk before you run.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

What goes up must come down.

Forgive and forget.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Quid pro quo.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Misery loves company.

Beauty is only skin deep.

You win some, you lose some.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

You can't take it with you.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Good talk saves the food.

First come, first served.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Even a worm will turn.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A thing begun is half done.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A bad penny always turns up.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Never speak ill of the dead.

You are what you eat.

No man can serve two masters.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There's no place like home.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Good things come to those who wait.

It takes two to tango.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

There's one born every minute.

It's better to give than to receive.

Life is what you make it.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Different strokes for different folks.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Make love not war.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

A watched pot never boils.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Look before you leap.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Third time lucky.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

All's well that ends well.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

A good man is hard to find.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Business before pleasure.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

It's never too late to mend.

Shrouds have no pockets.

You reap what you sow.

Cheats never prosper.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

No news is good news.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

What goes around comes around.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't get mad, get even.

All that glitters is not gold.

There is honour among thieves.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Let the buyer beware.

Waste not, want not.

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

You can't always get what you want.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Small things amuse small minds.

Practice what you preach.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

You can have too much of a good thing.

You can't win them all.

Moderation in all things.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Love makes the world go round.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Haste makes waste.

Variety is the spice of life.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Every stick has two ends.

Keep your chin up.

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

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

All you need is love.

Seize the day.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

It takes one to know one.

Many hands make light work.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Easy come, easy go.

Speak as you find.

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

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

All publicity is good publicity.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

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

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Seeing is believing.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Time is a great healer.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Life begins at forty.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Hope springs eternal.

The wages of sin is death.

He who hesitates is lost.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Wonders will never cease.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Silence construes consent.

Enough is as good as a feast.