A watched pot never boils.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Better safe than sorry.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Give credit where credit is due.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Christmas comes but once a year.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Go the extra mile.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

It's better to give than to receive.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

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

Speak as you find.

No man is an island.

Make haste slowly.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

All you need is love.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Ignorance is bliss.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

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

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

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

Nothing new under the sun.

More haste, less speed.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Once bitten, twice shy.

All good things must come to an end.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

There's safety in numbers.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

To the victor go the spoils.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It goes without saying.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

It's never too late to mend.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Any port in a storm.

First things first.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

First come, first served.

There's no smoke without fire.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

It takes two to tango.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Enough is enough.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Do as I say, not as I do.

He who hesitates is lost.

It's best to be on the safe side.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Money makes the world go round.

All publicity is good publicity.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Cheats never prosper.

Don't rock the boat.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Fortune favours the brave.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Money isn't everything.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Good things come in small packages.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Love will find a way.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Nine tailors make a man.

There's an exception to every rule.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

All's well that ends well.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A cat has nine lives.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

The customer is always right.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A good man is hard to find.

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

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Third time lucky.

While there is life, there is hope.

Only the good die young.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Crime doesn't pay.

Money is the root of all evil.

Practice what you preach.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Give the Devil his due.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

No man can serve two masters.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Small things amuse small minds.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Might is right.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Wonders will never cease.

To every thing there is a season.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Share and share alike.

There's no time like the present.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Time will tell.

Every picture tells a story.

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

East, west, home's best.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Many hands make light work.

The wages of sin is death.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

If you build it, they will come.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The early bird gets the worm.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The best defence is a good offence.

Keep your powder dry.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Let the buyer beware.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

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

Pride comes before a fall.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

No pain, no gain.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Keep your chin up.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

You reap what you sow.

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

Only fools and horses work.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The best is the enemy of the good.

You are what you eat.

Slow but sure.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Haste makes waste.

Easy come, easy go.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Life is what you make it.

All good things come to those that wait.

All's fair in love and war.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Time is a great healer.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

God helps those who help themselves.

Less is more.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It never rains but it pours.

Big fish eat little fish.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

No news is good news.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Virtue is its own reward.

The best things in life are free.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Clothes do not make the man.

Time is money.

You can't always get what you want.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

The bigger, the better.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A thing begun is half done.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Bad money drives out good.

Another day, another dollar.

Forgive and forget.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Truth will out.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Silence construes consent.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Every dog has its day.

Knowledge is power.

Honesty is the best policy.

Every stick has two ends.

No rest for the wicked.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Live and let live.

Put your best foot forward.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Make love not war.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Oil and water don't mix.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The more the merrier.

For everything there is a season.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Let well alone.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Misery loves company.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Money talks.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Practice makes perfect.

A man is known by his friends.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Still waters run deep.

Manners maketh the man.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Better late than never.

There's one born every minute.

Quid pro quo.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Like father, like son.

Physician, heal thyself.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Good things come to those who wait.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Handsome is as handsome does.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A fish always rots from the head.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Less said, soon mended.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

East is east, and west is west.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Dead men tell no tales.

Love is blind.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Horses for courses.

Look before you leap.

Don't change horses in midstream.

What goes around comes around.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

You win some, you lose some.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The Devil is in the details.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Each to their own.

Revenge is sweet.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Never give a sucker an even break.

The exception which proves the rule.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

The show must go on.

An army marches on its stomach.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Tomorrow never comes.

One hand washes the other.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Seize the day.

A house is not a home.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Bad news travels fast.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

There is honour among thieves.

Paddle your own canoe.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Time flies.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Home is where the heart is.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Never tell tales out of school.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Life begins at forty.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Persuasion is better than force.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Live and learn.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Fight the good fight.

Tomorrow is another day.

Great minds think alike.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Seeing is believing.

Everyone has their price.

Charity begins at home.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Variety is the spice of life.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Let bygones be bygones.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

History repeats itself.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Even a worm will turn.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Get out while the getting is good.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The truth will out.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The age of miracles is past.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Waste not, want not.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Blood is thicker than water.

Learn to walk before you run.

You can't win them all.

Moderation in all things.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The end justifies the means.