Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Manners maketh the man.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

For everything there is a season.

Opposites attract.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Practice makes perfect.

While there is life, there is hope.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Don't rock the boat.

Youth is wasted on the young.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Good things come in small packages.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Third time lucky.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Live and learn.

Enough is enough.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Don't get mad, get even.

It takes one to know one.

All things must pass.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

There's one born every minute.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

History repeats itself.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Needs must when the devil drives.

You can have too much of a good thing.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Oil and water don't mix.

Everyone has their price.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

If you build it, they will come.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Tomorrow never comes.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

An man's home is his castle.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Never give a sucker an even break.

There's no time like the present.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Like father, like son.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

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

Hope springs eternal.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Easy come, easy go.

Go the extra mile.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Nothing new under the sun.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There are two sides to every question.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Different strokes for different folks.

Enough is as good as a feast.

It takes two to tango.

There's no place like home.

Slow and steady wins the race.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Fight fire with fire.

A man is known by his friends.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

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

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

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

It's better to give than to receive.

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

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

You can't take it with you.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Faith will move mountains.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Practice what you preach.

Talk is cheap.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Keep your powder dry.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Blood is thicker than water.

Charity begins at home.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

All roads lead to Rome.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

It's all grist to the mill.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Let well alone.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Moderation in all things.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Two heads are better than one.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

All's fair in love and war.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Count your blessings.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Bad news travels fast.

An army marches on its stomach.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Home is where the heart is.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

What goes up must come down.

Silence construes consent.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Better late than never.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

East, west, home's best.

Money makes the world go round.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Physician, heal thyself.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Cheats never prosper.

No man is an island.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A golden key can open any door.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Variety is the spice of life.

Keep your chin up.

It's the singer not the song.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Appearances can be deceptive.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

You reap what you sow.

One hand washes the other.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Curiosity killed the cat.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Never tell tales out of school.

Fortune favours the brave.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Let the buyer beware.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

All's well that ends well.

Share and share alike.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A thing begun is half done.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Time is a great healer.

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

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

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

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Waste not, want not.

More haste, less speed.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Every stick has two ends.

The show must go on.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

All you need is love.

Silence is golden.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Every dog has its day.

Live and let live.

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

Great minds think alike.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Make hay while the sun shines.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

The more the merrier.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Each to their own.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Love makes the world go round.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Quid pro quo.

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

East is east, and west is west.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Business before pleasure.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Beggars can't be choosers.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

There's a time and a place for everything.

A house is not a home.

The customer is always right.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

First come, first served.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Beware the Ides of March.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Slow but sure.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The best is the enemy of the good.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Time is money.

A poor worker blames the tools.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

First impressions are the most lasting.

The early bird gets the worm.

Give the Devil his due.

You can't win them all.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

If you can't be good, be careful.

All the world loves a lover.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Clothes do not make the man.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

There is honour among thieves.

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

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

Another day, another dollar.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Money talks.

Paddle your own canoe.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Only the good die young.

The end justifies the means.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

You can't always get what you want.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

It never rains but it pours.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Less said, soon mended.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Haste makes waste.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Time will tell.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Seeing is believing.

You are what you eat.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The bigger, the better.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Tomorrow is another day.

A person is known by the company they keep.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Hide in plain sight.

A watched pot never boils.

Might is right.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

There's an exception to every rule.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Always put your best foot forward.

Even a worm will turn.

A cat has nine lives.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Let the dead bury the dead.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Patience is a virtue.

Time flies.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Fight the good fight.

Any port in a storm.

The Devil is in the details.

Love will find a way.

Crime doesn't pay.

There's no smoke without fire.

Make haste slowly.

Money isn't everything.

Ignorance is bliss.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

No man can serve two masters.

Many hands make light work.

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

Walls have ears.

Christmas comes but once a year.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Every picture tells a story.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

No news is good news.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

It's never too late to mend.

You win some, you lose some.

It goes without saying.

Dead men tell no tales.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Laughter is the best medicine.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Misery loves company.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A fish always rots from the head.

Better safe than sorry.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Life begins at forty.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Make love not war.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

First things first.

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

The best things in life are free.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

One good deed deserves another.

All good things must come to an end.

Seek and you shall find.

Small things amuse small minds.

Persuasion is better than force.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Get out while the getting is good.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Money is the root of all evil.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

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

Bad money drives out good.

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

Knowledge is power.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

The Devil looks after his own.

No rest for the wicked.

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

You reap what you sow.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Might is right.

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

The age of miracles is past.