Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Don't rock the boat.

It's all grist to the mill.

Put your best foot forward.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Oil and water don't mix.

Truth will out.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Waste not, want not.

Revenge is sweet.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Good things come in small packages.

There is honour among thieves.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Time will tell.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

You can't take it with you.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Pearls of wisdom.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Love will find a way.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

There's safety in numbers.

More haste, less speed.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There's no place like home.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

No man can serve two masters.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Every picture tells a story.

Half a loaf is better than none.

A poor worker blames the tools.

For everything there is a season.

Money talks.

What goes up must come down.

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

Charity begins at home.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Keep your powder dry.

Keep your chin up.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

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

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

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

No man is an island.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

All you need is love.

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

There are two sides to every question.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Accidents will happen.

Clothes do not make the man.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Different strokes for different folks.

It never rains but it pours.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

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

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

One hand washes the other.

Any port in a storm.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The exception which proves the rule.

Money is the root of all evil.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The best things in life are free.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Silence is golden.

Great minds think alike.

Get out while the getting is good.

Persuasion is better than force.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Paddle your own canoe.

Every stick has two ends.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

East is east, and west is west.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

All roads lead to Rome.

Manners maketh the man.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Fight the good fight.

A house is not a home.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The show must go on.

A cat may look at a king.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Live and learn.

Wonders will never cease.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Knowledge is power.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Another day, another dollar.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Live and let live.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

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

No rest for the wicked.

It goes without saying.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A golden key can open any door.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Count your blessings.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Less said, soon mended.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Tomorrow never comes.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

All that glitters is not gold.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Only the good die young.

All things must pass.

Life begins at forty.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The truth will out.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

East, west, home's best.

Time is money.

Hope springs eternal.

It's the singer not the song.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Patience is a virtue.

Even a worm will turn.

Always put your best foot forward.

Horses for courses.

There's no smoke without fire.

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Dead men tell no tales.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

You are what you eat.

You can't always get what you want.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

An man's home is his castle.

Honesty is the best policy.

Learn to walk before you run.

Share and share alike.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

There's one born every minute.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

The wages of sin is death.

A bad penny always turns up.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Business before pleasure.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A thing begun is half done.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

The bigger, the better.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The more the merrier.

An army marches on its stomach.

The Devil looks after his own.

Forgive and forget.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Speak as you find.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Actions speak louder than words.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Misery loves company.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Practice makes perfect.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Talk is cheap.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Silence construes consent.

Crime doesn't pay.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

It takes two to tango.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Shrouds have no pockets.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Bad money drives out good.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Might is right.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Physician, heal thyself.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Variety is the spice of life.

To the victor go the spoils.

Each to their own.

A dog is a man's best friend.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

What goes around comes around.

One good deed deserves another.

What can't be cured must be endured.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

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

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

No news is good news.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Bad news travels fast.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Home is where the heart is.

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

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

Enough is enough.

All's fair in love and war.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Good talk saves the food.

Good things come to those who wait.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Hide in plain sight.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Opposites attract.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Many hands make light work.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

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

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

You can't win them all.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Walls have ears.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

All's well that ends well.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

A man is known by his friends.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Easy come, easy go.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Let the buyer beware.

Moderation in all things.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Make love not war.

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

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

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

History repeats itself.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Christmas comes but once a year.

First come, first served.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A word to the wise is enough.

You win some, you lose some.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

If you build it, they will come.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The Devil is in the details.

Give the Devil his due.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Seize the day.

Time is a great healer.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

Life is what you make it.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Virtue is its own reward.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Possession is nine points of the law.

All the world loves a lover.

If you can't be good, be careful.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Still waters run deep.

Let bygones be bygones.

Tomorrow is another day.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Everyone has their price.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

It takes one to know one.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Money isn't everything.

A watched pot never boils.

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

It's never too late to mend.

Cheats never prosper.

All publicity is good publicity.

Every dog has its day.

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

There's no time like the present.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Small things amuse small minds.

Like father, like son.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Make haste slowly.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Never go to bed on an argument.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Blood is thicker than water.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

God helps those who help themselves.

Haste makes waste.

Beware the Ides of March.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Less is more.

Two heads are better than one.

All good things must come to an end.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

You reap what you sow.

Nothing new under the sun.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

First things first.

Attack is the best form of defence.

There's no fool like an old fool.

It never rains but it pours.

All's well that ends well.

Never speak ill of the dead.