Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Do as I say, not as I do.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Walls have ears.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Half a loaf is better than none.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Better late than never.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Nothing new under the sun.

Quid pro quo.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The wages of sin is death.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Time and tide wait for no one.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

You can't win them all.

Make love not war.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Never speak ill of the dead.

It goes without saying.

Life is what you make it.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The early bird gets the worm.

A cat has nine lives.

All good things come to those that wait.

For everything there is a season.

A cat may look at a king.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Another day, another dollar.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The end justifies the means.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Give credit where credit is due.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Cheats never prosper.

East, west, home's best.

A fish always rots from the head.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Money isn't everything.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

An man's home is his castle.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

First things first.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The bigger, the better.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Don't rock the boat.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Forgive and forget.

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

Make haste slowly.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

No man is an island.

What goes around comes around.

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

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

Enough is enough.

Practice makes perfect.

You reap what you sow.

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

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Each to their own.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The more the merrier.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Money talks.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

No rest for the wicked.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Silence is golden.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Time is money.

Always put your best foot forward.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

No news is good news.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

What goes up must come down.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

East is east, and west is west.

You can't take it with you.

It's best to be on the safe side.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Children should be seen and not heard.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Tomorrow never comes.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

It takes two to tango.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

More haste, less speed.

Don't get mad, get even.

An army marches on its stomach.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Revenge is sweet.

Every picture tells a story.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Less said, soon mended.

Slow but sure.

Still waters run deep.

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

Faith will move mountains.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

No pain, no gain.

Look before you leap.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Time flies.

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

Easy come, easy go.

Truth will out.

Life begins at forty.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Bad news travels fast.

Speak as you find.

One hand washes the other.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Let the buyer beware.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Never tell tales out of school.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Misery loves company.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

If you build it, they will come.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A house is not a home.

Even a worm will turn.

Learn to walk before you run.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Might is right.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Time is a great healer.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

A thing begun is half done.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Count your blessings.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Opposites attract.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Once bitten, twice shy.

To the victor go the spoils.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Don't shoot the messenger.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Every dog has its day.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Go the extra mile.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

There's no place like home.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Physician, heal thyself.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Good talk saves the food.

Good things come in small packages.

Seize the day.

It's the singer not the song.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

It's never too late to mend.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Patience is a virtue.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Clothes do not make the man.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Seek and you shall find.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

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

Great minds think alike.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Bad money drives out good.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Actions speak louder than words.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

All publicity is good publicity.

Like father, like son.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Variety is the spice of life.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

There is honour among thieves.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

You are what you eat.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Waste not, want not.

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

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

Keep your powder dry.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Accidents will happen.

Home is where the heart is.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Less is more.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

The truth will out.

Time will tell.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Give the Devil his due.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Silence construes consent.

Good things come to those who wait.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Let bygones be bygones.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

There's one born every minute.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Charity begins at home.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Pearls of wisdom.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

To every thing there is a season.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Shrouds have no pockets.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

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

Fight fire with fire.

Paddle your own canoe.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Only fools and horses work.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Business before pleasure.

The show must go on.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Hide in plain sight.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Hope springs eternal.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Big fish eat little fish.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

All's fair in love and war.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Talk is cheap.

Every stick has two ends.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

He who hesitates is lost.

Keep your chin up.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

There's an exception to every rule.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Slow and steady wins the race.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

A good man is hard to find.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

All things must pass.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Honesty is the best policy.

A new broom sweeps clean.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Seeing is believing.

Let well alone.

Tomorrow is another day.

Live and learn.

Virtue is its own reward.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Love makes the world go round.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Many hands make light work.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

You can't always get what you want.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A watched pot never boils.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Love is blind.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Only the good die young.

Third time lucky.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Pride comes before a fall.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Horses for courses.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

All you need is love.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

One good deed deserves another.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

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

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

First come, first served.

It takes one to know one.

Never give a sucker an even break.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Fight the good fight.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Forewarned is forearmed.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Love will find a way.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Persuasion is better than force.

While there is life, there is hope.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Moderation in all things.

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

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

No man can serve two masters.

The best things in life are free.