Patience is a virtue.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Silence construes consent.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Make love not war.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

When one door shuts, another opens.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Love makes the world go round.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

There's one born every minute.

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

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

If you can't be good, be careful.

The best defence is a good offence.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Bad money drives out good.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

All's fair in love and war.

Money isn't everything.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

The customer is always right.

East is east, and west is west.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Haste makes waste.

The wages of sin is death.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Fortune favours the brave.

The more the merrier.

Money talks.

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

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

You can't take it with you.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Forgive and forget.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Like father, like son.

Still waters run deep.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

It's all grist to the mill.

Fight the good fight.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A man is known by his friends.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Faith will move mountains.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

For everything there is a season.

There's safety in numbers.

Practice makes perfect.

Go the extra mile.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Better safe than sorry.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A good man is hard to find.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Honesty is the best policy.

All the world loves a lover.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Good things come in small packages.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Time is money.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

No pain, no gain.

There are two sides to every question.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Seize the day.

Oil and water don't mix.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Paddle your own canoe.

Pearls of wisdom.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Keep your powder dry.

A thing begun is half done.

Nine tailors make a man.

Dead men tell no tales.

There is honour among thieves.

Great minds think alike.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Opposites attract.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

A cat has nine lives.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

There's no time like the present.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

What goes up must come down.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The age of miracles is past.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

All's well that ends well.

Misery loves company.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

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

The end justifies the means.

Marriages are made in heaven.

You win some, you lose some.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Once a thief, always a thief.

It's never too late to mend.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Money makes the world go round.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Share and share alike.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Make haste slowly.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Manners maketh the man.

Tomorrow never comes.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

No news is good news.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Beware the Ides of March.

One good deed deserves another.

Always put your best foot forward.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

The show must go on.

The pen is mightier than sword.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Third time lucky.

Less is more.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

If you build it, they will come.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Physician, heal thyself.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Talk is cheap.

Wonders will never cease.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Bad news travels fast.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Little pitchers have big ears.

It's better to give than to receive.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Live and learn.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Silence is golden.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

While there is life, there is hope.

Business before pleasure.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

What goes around comes around.

Hope springs eternal.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Time is a great healer.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Only fools and horses work.

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

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Every picture tells a story.

Money is the root of all evil.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Enough is enough.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Better late than never.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Count your blessings.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

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

Waste not, want not.

Even a worm will turn.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

Don't get mad, get even.

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

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

First come, first served.

Different strokes for different folks.

East, west, home's best.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Truth will out.

Blood is thicker than water.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Let well alone.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Time flies.

Beauty is only skin deep.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Good things come to those who wait.

Everyone has their price.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Time will tell.

An man's home is his castle.

A dog is a man's best friend.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Any port in a storm.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

You are what you eat.

Easy come, easy go.

All you need is love.

Life is what you make it.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Give credit where credit is due.

Pride comes before a fall.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Walls have ears.

The Devil is in the details.

A watched pot never boils.

Get out while the getting is good.

A new broom sweeps clean.

It goes without saying.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Seek and you shall find.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Practice what you preach.

One hand washes the other.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Good talk saves the food.

All good things must come to an end.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

A bad penny always turns up.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Another day, another dollar.

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

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

No man can serve two masters.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

It never rains but it pours.

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

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

Less said, soon mended.

A fish always rots from the head.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Slow but sure.

Knowledge is power.

Nothing new under the sun.

You reap what you sow.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Variety is the spice of life.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

All things must pass.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Speak as you find.

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

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Live and let live.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

All that glitters is not gold.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Crime doesn't pay.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Every dog has its day.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

More haste, less speed.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Seeing is believing.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

You can't win them all.

Man does not live by bread alone.

You can't always get what you want.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Actions speak louder than words.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

First things first.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Charity begins at home.

Let the buyer beware.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Moderation in all things.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Let bygones be bygones.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Cheats never prosper.

Keep your chin up.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

It takes two to tango.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Never give a sucker an even break.

To the victor go the spoils.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Many hands make light work.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

History repeats itself.

Love will find a way.

Two heads are better than one.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Look before you leap.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The early bird gets the worm.

To every thing there is a season.

You are never too old to learn.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.