Blue are the hills that are far away.

You reap what you sow.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Live and learn.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

There's no time like the present.

Might is right.

Always put your best foot forward.

Fight the good fight.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

History repeats itself.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Live and let live.

Even a worm will turn.

Love is blind.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Manners maketh the man.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

First things first.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Quid pro quo.

The best things in life are free.

Revenge is sweet.

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

All's fair in love and war.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Slow but sure.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

There is honour among thieves.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

It's better to give than to receive.

Truth will out.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Misery loves company.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The bigger, the better.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Share and share alike.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Business before pleasure.

A word to the wise is enough.

Two heads are better than one.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Cheats never prosper.

Good things come to those who wait.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

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

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

The more the merrier.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

All's well that ends well.

Different strokes for different folks.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

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

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

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

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

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

One hand washes the other.

What goes around comes around.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Marriages are made in heaven.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Go the extra mile.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Money isn't everything.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Count your blessings.

Only fools and horses work.

No news is good news.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Waste not, want not.

First come, first served.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

You are never too old to learn.

No pain, no gain.

The Devil looks after his own.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A dog is a man's best friend.

The age of miracles is past.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Wonders will never cease.

Talk is cheap.

To the victor go the spoils.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Another day, another dollar.

Walls have ears.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Better late than never.

Virtue is its own reward.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Practice what you preach.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A good man is hard to find.

Let the dead bury the dead.

God helps those who help themselves.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Bad money drives out good.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

There's one born every minute.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Silence is golden.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Each to their own.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Let bygones be bygones.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The early bird gets the worm.

For everything there is a season.

It's the singer not the song.

Make hay while the sun shines.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Get out while the getting is good.

Time will tell.

Many hands make light work.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Better safe than sorry.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

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

It goes without saying.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

The customer is always right.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Pride comes before a fall.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Knowledge is power.

A watched pot never boils.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Variety is the spice of life.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't get mad, get even.

No man is an island.

There's no smoke without fire.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Nine tailors make a man.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

It never rains but it pours.

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

All the world loves a lover.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Moderation in all things.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The exception which proves the rule.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Oil and water don't mix.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

East is east, and west is west.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Beggars can't be choosers.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A thing begun is half done.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

You can't win them all.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Opposites attract.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Learn to walk before you run.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A house is not a home.

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

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Blood is thicker than water.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

There's an exception to every rule.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Love makes the world go round.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Make love not war.

Ignorance is bliss.

No rest for the wicked.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

A man is known by his friends.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

All good things come to those that wait.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Little pitchers have big ears.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A golden key can open any door.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Seize the day.

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

Speak as you find.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Keep your chin up.

Honesty is the best policy.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

You win some, you lose some.

To every thing there is a season.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Money makes the world go round.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The end justifies the means.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

If you build it, they will come.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Money talks.

Handsome is as handsome does.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Clothes do not make the man.

The best defence is a good offence.

Accidents will happen.

Only the good die young.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Don't change horses in midstream.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Time is money.

The Devil is in the details.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Faith will move mountains.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

You can't take it with you.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Easy come, easy go.

Charity begins at home.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

All good things must come to an end.

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

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

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

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Look before you leap.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Like father, like son.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Put your best foot forward.

It's best to be on the safe side.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

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

It takes one to know one.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The show must go on.

If the cap fits, wear it.

An man's home is his castle.

Seeing is believing.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't shoot the messenger.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Silence construes consent.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

You can have too much of a good thing.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Persuasion is better than force.

Dead men tell no tales.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Never tell tales out of school.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

You can't always get what you want.

It's all grist to the mill.

Still waters run deep.

There's no place like home.

Good things come in small packages.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The truth will out.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Less said, soon mended.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Horses for courses.

Time is a great healer.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Everyone has their price.

Home is where the heart is.

Less is more.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Every picture tells a story.

It takes two to tango.

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

All you need is love.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Hide in plain sight.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Forewarned is forearmed.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

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

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

Hope springs eternal.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Nothing new under the sun.

Let the buyer beware.

Any port in a storm.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

What goes up must come down.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Let well alone.

A new broom sweeps clean.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Keep your powder dry.

Seek and you shall find.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Bad news travels fast.

All roads lead to Rome.

More haste, less speed.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Tomorrow is another day.

No man can serve two masters.

Life is what you make it.