Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

No pain, no gain.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Fight fire with fire.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Less said, soon mended.

A bad penny always turns up.

Business before pleasure.

Keep your chin up.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Persuasion is better than force.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A leopard can't change its spots.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Clothes do not make the man.

Money makes the world go round.

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Like father, like son.

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

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

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Less is more.

It's the singer not the song.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

All you need is love.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Crime doesn't pay.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A fish always rots from the head.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Count your blessings.

A house is not a home.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Only the good die young.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The Devil looks after his own.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Seize the day.

Love makes the world go round.

Faith will move mountains.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Good talk saves the food.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Virtue is its own reward.

Put your best foot forward.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Great minds think alike.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

What goes up must come down.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Give the Devil his due.

Curiosity killed the cat.

An man's home is his castle.

Actions speak louder than words.

Revenge is sweet.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Physician, heal thyself.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

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

One good deed deserves another.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Charity begins at home.

Good things come to those who wait.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

To the victor go the spoils.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

The end justifies the means.

Needs must when the devil drives.

He who hesitates is lost.

Big fish eat little fish.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

The age of miracles is past.

Love will find a way.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Another day, another dollar.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

There's safety in numbers.

It never rains but it pours.

A cat may look at a king.

There's a time and a place for everything.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Fight the good fight.

Slow but sure.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Time is a great healer.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Different strokes for different folks.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Out of sight, out of mind.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

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

Walls have ears.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

The bigger, the better.

Once a thief, always a thief.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

All the world loves a lover.

A cat has nine lives.

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

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

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

It's never too late to mend.

Time is money.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Seeing is believing.

All that glitters is not gold.

Enough is enough.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The wages of sin is death.

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

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

The customer is always right.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

There's one born every minute.

Pride comes before a fall.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Haste makes waste.

Time flies.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

To every thing there is a season.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Practice makes perfect.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Never tell tales out of school.

Accidents will happen.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

There's an exception to every rule.

Variety is the spice of life.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Cheats never prosper.

First come, first served.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Give credit where credit is due.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Live and let live.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

It takes two to tango.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

If you can't be good, be careful.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A good man is hard to find.

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

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

Wonders will never cease.

East, west, home's best.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Share and share alike.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The best things in life are free.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Fortune favours the brave.

All's fair in love and war.

Silence is golden.

The Devil is in the details.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

You can't make bricks without straw.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Speak as you find.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Make haste slowly.

Look before you leap.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Misery loves company.

You are never too old to learn.

Make hay while the sun shines.

East is east, and west is west.

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

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

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

It takes one to know one.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A thing begun is half done.

Knowledge is power.

The more the merrier.

You can't win them all.

Practice what you preach.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

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

Better safe than sorry.

All things must pass.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

No news is good news.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

If you build it, they will come.

Honesty is the best policy.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Silence construes consent.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Still waters run deep.

A golden key can open any door.

Manners maketh the man.

Money talks.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Each to their own.

Only fools and horses work.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

All's well that ends well.

It's better to give than to receive.

There's no smoke without fire.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

You can't take it with you.

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

For everything there is a season.

Every stick has two ends.

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

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Dead men tell no tales.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Beware the Ides of March.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A watched pot never boils.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Everyone has their price.

You can have too much of a good thing.

The exception which proves the rule.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Once bitten, twice shy.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Talk is cheap.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

No man is an island.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

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

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Love is blind.

The show must go on.

Truth will out.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Waste not, want not.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

One hand washes the other.

Every picture tells a story.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Horses for courses.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Life begins at forty.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

First things first.

Hope springs eternal.

You can't always get what you want.

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

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

It goes without saying.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A word to the wise is enough.

Bad money drives out good.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A man is known by his friends.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

There is honour among thieves.

Don't rock the boat.

Opposites attract.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Strike while the iron is hot.

There's no time like the present.

Pearls of wisdom.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Bad news travels fast.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

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

You are what you eat.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

You win some, you lose some.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Less said, soon mended.

Every dog has its day.

Easy come, easy go.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Even a worm will turn.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

You reap what you sow.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

There's no place like home.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Make love not war.

Let the dead bury the dead.

History repeats itself.

The truth will out.

There are two sides to every question.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Forgive and forget.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't get mad, get even.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

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

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Many hands make light work.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Any port in a storm.

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

Go the extra mile.

No rest for the wicked.

Let well alone.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Patience is a virtue.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Keep your powder dry.

More haste, less speed.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Nothing new under the sun.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Cold hands, warm heart.