Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Time will tell.

A good man is hard to find.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Good things come in small packages.

Good things come to those who wait.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

It's the singer not the song.

Learn to walk before you run.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

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

Let well alone.

Haste makes waste.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Manners maketh the man.

Better safe than sorry.

All's well that ends well.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

It's better to give than to receive.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Nothing new under the sun.

East is east, and west is west.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

There's one born every minute.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Only fools and horses work.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

He who hesitates is lost.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Youth is wasted on the young.

An man's home is his castle.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Love is blind.

Give the Devil his due.

Moderation in all things.

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

Look before you leap.

Easy come, easy go.

Tomorrow never comes.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Don't throw good money after bad.

If you can't be good, be careful.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The end justifies the means.

You can't make bricks without straw.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Fight the good fight.

All good things must come to an end.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Once bitten, twice shy.

The customer is always right.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Let bygones be bygones.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

Seize the day.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Every stick has two ends.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Always put your best foot forward.

All that glitters is not gold.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

If you build it, they will come.

There's no place like home.

Laughter is the best medicine.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Knowledge is power.

Give credit where credit is due.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Great minds think alike.

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

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Opposites attract.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Even a worm will turn.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

The exception which proves the rule.

Keep your powder dry.

A watched pot never boils.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Horses for courses.

More haste, less speed.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

What goes up must come down.

Don't change horses in midstream.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The Devil looks after his own.

It's all grist to the mill.

There's no time like the present.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Money makes the world go round.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Time and tide wait for no one.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

First come, first served.

Life begins at forty.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The bigger, the better.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Get out while the getting is good.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Nothing succeeds like success.

All the world loves a lover.

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

All you need is love.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Talk is cheap.

Ignorance is bliss.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

It's best to be on the safe side.

You are what you eat.

Third time lucky.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Only the good die young.

It's never too late to mend.

Better late than never.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Faith will move mountains.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

God helps those who help themselves.

Quid pro quo.

Don't rock the boat.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Live and learn.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Less is more.

Virtue is its own reward.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Seek and you shall find.

Clothes do not make the man.

The show must go on.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Don't get mad, get even.

Keep your chin up.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

You reap what you sow.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The truth will out.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

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

Walls have ears.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You are never too old to learn.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Another day, another dollar.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Persuasion is better than force.

Bad news travels fast.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Oil and water don't mix.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Beware the Ides of March.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Cheats never prosper.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Many hands make light work.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

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

You can't take it with you.

It takes one to know one.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

History repeats itself.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Slow but sure.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

A thing begun is half done.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The more the merrier.

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

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

All good things come to those that wait.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

A house is not a home.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Misery loves company.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

All things must pass.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Each to their own.

You win some, you lose some.

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Practice makes perfect.

Money isn't everything.

Two heads are better than one.

Hide in plain sight.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Love makes the world go round.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Life is what you make it.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A cat may look at a king.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Nine tailors make a man.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

No pain, no gain.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

An army marches on its stomach.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Make love not war.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Share and share alike.

Less said, soon mended.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Every dog has its day.

Good talk saves the food.

Blood is thicker than water.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Time flies.

No news is good news.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

The wages of sin is death.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

No man can serve two masters.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Paddle your own canoe.

Count your blessings.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Enough is enough.

Hope springs eternal.

There's no smoke without fire.

Go the extra mile.

Needs must when the devil drives.

One hand washes the other.

Patience is a virtue.

Everyone has their price.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

First things first.

Waste not, want not.

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

Like father, like son.

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

Practice what you preach.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Charity begins at home.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

No rest for the wicked.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Revenge is sweet.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Make haste slowly.

What goes around comes around.

A leopard can't change its spots.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

There's safety in numbers.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The Devil is in the details.

Home is where the heart is.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

All's fair in love and war.

Put your best foot forward.

The best is the enemy of the good.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

In the midst of life we are in death.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Any port in a storm.

The age of miracles is past.

A cat has nine lives.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

All roads lead to Rome.

Shrouds have no pockets.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Variety is the spice of life.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

You can't win them all.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The early bird gets the worm.

Let the buyer beware.

The best things in life are free.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Silence is golden.

Time is money.

The best-laid plans go astray.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Live and let live.

Good fences make good neighbours.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Money talks.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Silence construes consent.

Wonders will never cease.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Truth will out.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Fight fire with fire.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Forgive and forget.

Physician, heal thyself.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

One good deed deserves another.

It goes without saying.