Nature abhors a vacuum.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

All's fair in love and war.

A thing begun is half done.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Everyone has their price.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Revenge is sweet.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Seize the day.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

You are what you eat.

Money is the root of all evil.

Hide in plain sight.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A house is not a home.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

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

There is honour among thieves.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Easy come, easy go.

Seek and you shall find.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Keep your powder dry.

Go the extra mile.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Put your best foot forward.

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

What goes around comes around.

Blood is thicker than water.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

You can't take it with you.

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

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

Silence is golden.

Love is blind.

You can't win them all.

There's no time like the present.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

It's the singer not the song.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The best things in life are free.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There's a time and a place for everything.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

East, west, home's best.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Hope springs eternal.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Less is more.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

There's one born every minute.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The show must go on.

Enough is enough.

Let well alone.

A man is known by his friends.

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

No news is good news.

It never rains but it pours.

A new broom sweeps clean.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Let bygones be bygones.

A cat may look at a king.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Time is a great healer.

You reap what you sow.

Accidents will happen.

All you need is love.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

No pain, no gain.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Better safe than sorry.

A poor worker blames the tools.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Love makes the world go round.

For everything there is a season.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Two heads are better than one.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Fight the good fight.

Better late than never.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Still waters run deep.

Don't rock the boat.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

One good deed deserves another.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Only fools and horses work.

First things first.

Always put your best foot forward.

Small things amuse small minds.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Less said, soon mended.

Grief divided is made lighter.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

All's well that ends well.

Fight fire with fire.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

You are never too old to learn.

There's an exception to every rule.

Paddle your own canoe.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Slow but sure.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Love will find a way.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A fish always rots from the head.

You win some, you lose some.

Birds of a feather flock together.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Walls have ears.

Money isn't everything.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Life begins at forty.

The Devil looks after his own.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The wages of sin is death.

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

East is east, and west is west.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Nine tailors make a man.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

The age of miracles is past.

Good things come to those who wait.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Manners maketh the man.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Pride comes before a fall.

Count your blessings.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Every stick has two ends.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Never tell tales out of school.

Give the Devil his due.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The bigger, the better.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

All publicity is good publicity.

An man's home is his castle.

Ignorance is bliss.

Time will tell.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A golden key can open any door.

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

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

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It goes without saying.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The end justifies the means.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Tomorrow is another day.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Big fish eat little fish.

A good man is hard to find.

All roads lead to Rome.

There are two sides to every question.

The more the merrier.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Might is right.

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

Many hands make light work.

Never give a sucker an even break.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The early bird gets the worm.

Any port in a storm.

He who hesitates is lost.

Variety is the spice of life.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

It takes one to know one.

Get out while the getting is good.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Look before you leap.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

God helps those who help themselves.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Live and learn.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Don't get mad, get even.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Third time lucky.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

All good things come to those that wait.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Make love not war.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Dead men tell no tales.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Appearances can be deceptive.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Enough is as good as a feast.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Live and let live.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Opposites attract.

Every picture tells a story.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Quid pro quo.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

A watched pot never boils.

It's better to give than to receive.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

History repeats itself.

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

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Good talk saves the food.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The best defence is a good offence.

Great minds think alike.

Like father, like son.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The exception which proves the rule.

Life is what you make it.

The customer is always right.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Crime doesn't pay.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

More haste, less speed.

Knowledge is power.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

While there is life, there is hope.

Once a thief, always a thief.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Practice makes perfect.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Fortune favours the brave.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

All good things must come to an end.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Share and share alike.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Moderation in all things.

Haste makes waste.

Waste not, want not.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Bad money drives out good.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Wonders will never cease.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Forgive and forget.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The truth will out.

Little pitchers have big ears.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

No man is an island.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Keep your chin up.

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

Time is money.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Patience is a virtue.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Money makes the world go round.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Seeing is believing.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Faith will move mountains.

Silence construes consent.

A cat has nine lives.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

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

The Devil is in the details.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Clothes do not make the man.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Business before pleasure.

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

If you build it, they will come.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Oil and water don't mix.

Time flies.

Even a worm will turn.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A bad penny always turns up.

Good things come in small packages.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Talk is cheap.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Truth will out.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Make haste slowly.

Money talks.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Speak as you find.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Beauty is only skin deep.

All that glitters is not gold.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

One hand washes the other.

Tomorrow never comes.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Misery loves company.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Only the good die young.

Each to their own.