Don't rock the boat.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Practice makes perfect.

No man is an island.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Ignorance is bliss.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Every dog has its day.

Life begins at forty.

Don't throw good money after bad.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The show must go on.

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

A watched pot never boils.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Hope springs eternal.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Cheats never prosper.

Only fools and horses work.

All the world loves a lover.

Bad money drives out good.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Life is what you make it.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Oil and water don't mix.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Less said, soon mended.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Love is blind.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Like father, like son.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

Let the buyer beware.

A house is not a home.

Still waters run deep.

Paddle your own canoe.

Put your best foot forward.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Always put your best foot forward.

Knowledge is power.

An man's home is his castle.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A good man is hard to find.

East, west, home's best.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Hide in plain sight.

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

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

God helps those who help themselves.

First things first.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Only the good die young.

No news is good news.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Enough is enough.

Time is a great healer.

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

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Seeing is believing.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Revenge is sweet.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

To every thing there is a season.

Dead men tell no tales.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Virtue is its own reward.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Persuasion is better than force.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

There are two sides to every question.

Give credit where credit is due.

A fish always rots from the head.

Forgive and forget.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

To the victor go the spoils.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The wages of sin is death.

Faith will move mountains.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Money isn't everything.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

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

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Count your blessings.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Slow but sure.

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

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Wonders will never cease.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The Devil is in the details.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

One hand washes the other.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Let well alone.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

All's well that ends well.

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

Time will tell.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A cat has nine lives.

Tomorrow is another day.

Better safe than sorry.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Let bygones be bygones.

Variety is the spice of life.

No man can serve two masters.

Accidents will happen.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Live and let live.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Fortune favours the brave.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Everyone has their price.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The truth will out.

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

It goes without saying.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Strike while the iron is hot.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The best things in life are free.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Every stick has two ends.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

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

It's all grist to the mill.

The age of miracles is past.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Nine tailors make a man.

Don't get mad, get even.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

You reap what you sow.

Waste not, want not.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

All good things must come to an end.

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

No pain, no gain.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A word to the wise is enough.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

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

Haste makes waste.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Easy come, easy go.

The end justifies the means.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Go the extra mile.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

What goes up must come down.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

It's never too late to mend.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Fight fire with fire.

Tomorrow never comes.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Truth will out.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Practice what you preach.

If you build it, they will come.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Silence is golden.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Less is more.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

A bad penny always turns up.

There's no place like home.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Home is where the heart is.

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

You can't take it with you.

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

Better late than never.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Look before you leap.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Crime doesn't pay.

Blood is thicker than water.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Might is right.

A dog is a man's best friend.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Money talks.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Good things come to those who wait.

Love makes the world go round.

The customer is always right.

Don't change horses in midstream.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

More haste, less speed.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Good things come in small packages.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

All things must pass.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

There's an exception to every rule.

Opposites attract.

Moderation in all things.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Pearls of wisdom.

All you need is love.

Keep your powder dry.

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

It takes two to tango.

You can't always get what you want.

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

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

Love will find a way.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Money makes the world go round.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

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

No rest for the wicked.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

For everything there is a season.

Make hay while the sun shines.

What can't be cured must be endured.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Great minds think alike.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Talk is cheap.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

An army marches on its stomach.

East is east, and west is west.

Time is money.

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

Charity begins at home.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Many hands make light work.

There is no accounting for tastes.

One good deed deserves another.

Slow but sure.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Learn to walk before you run.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

You win some, you lose some.

Big fish eat little fish.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Good fences make good neighbours.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

History repeats itself.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The bigger, the better.

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

Silence construes consent.

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

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

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

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

It never rains but it pours.

Any port in a storm.

Each to their own.

Honesty is the best policy.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Seize the day.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Even a worm will turn.

There's one born every minute.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Misery loves company.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Give the Devil his due.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

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

Business before pleasure.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Fight the good fight.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A man is known by his friends.

A golden key can open any door.

Time flies.

All good things come to those that wait.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Small things amuse small minds.

Bad news travels fast.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

There's no time like the present.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

First come, first served.

There's safety in numbers.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's the singer not the song.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Different strokes for different folks.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

You can't win them all.

Share and share alike.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

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

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

A cat may look at a king.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Quid pro quo.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A thing begun is half done.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Good talk saves the food.

The more the merrier.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

You are what you eat.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

What goes around comes around.

Attack is the best form of defence.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Keep your chin up.

Clothes do not make the man.

Never tell tales out of school.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.