Only the good die young.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

All that glitters is not gold.

A watched pot never boils.

Misery loves company.

There are two sides to every question.

Christmas comes but once a year.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Life begins at forty.

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

It's the singer not the song.

Beware the Ides of March.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

More haste, less speed.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

There is honour among thieves.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Keep your chin up.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

There's one born every minute.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Patience is a virtue.

It takes two to tango.

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

For everything there is a season.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Time will tell.

Wonders will never cease.

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

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Quid pro quo.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Less said, soon mended.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The show must go on.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

A miss is as good as a mile.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Live and let live.

A good man is hard to find.

Even a worm will turn.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

The more the merrier.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

If you build it, they will come.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A golden key can open any door.

Pearls of wisdom.

Love is blind.

Don't shoot the messenger.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Practice what you preach.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Let bygones be bygones.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Seize the day.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Silence construes consent.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Forewarned is forearmed.

You win some, you lose some.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The customer is always right.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Hide in plain sight.

Physician, heal thyself.

Time is a great healer.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

You can't win them all.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Curiosity killed the cat.

All's fair in love and war.

Fight the good fight.

Horses for courses.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Moderation in all things.

Revenge is sweet.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Keep your powder dry.

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Every stick has two ends.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Hope springs eternal.

Good talk saves the food.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Time flies.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Big fish eat little fish.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Waste not, want not.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Talk is cheap.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Many hands make light work.

The Devil is in the details.

Any port in a storm.

Small things amuse small minds.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Only fools and horses work.

There is no accounting for tastes.

You can't always get what you want.

Better safe than sorry.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Money isn't everything.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A thing begun is half done.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Good things come to those who wait.

The end justifies the means.

There's an exception to every rule.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Make hay while the sun shines.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

It goes without saying.

An man's home is his castle.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Haste makes waste.

Always put your best foot forward.

No man is an island.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Make love not war.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A man is known by his friends.

Nine tailors make a man.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Bad news travels fast.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

There's no smoke without fire.

If you can't be good, be careful.

In the midst of life we are in death.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The bigger, the better.

You can't make bricks without straw.

All you need is love.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A bad penny always turns up.

Enough is enough.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Paddle your own canoe.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

All things must pass.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

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

All roads lead to Rome.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Another day, another dollar.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

All good things come to those that wait.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Time is money.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

You reap what you sow.

Look before you leap.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

All the world loves a lover.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Easy come, easy go.

There's safety in numbers.

Money talks.

Forgive and forget.

Live and learn.

While there is life, there is hope.

Cold hands, warm heart.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't get mad, get even.

Love makes the world go round.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Pride comes before a fall.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

All good things must come to an end.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Virtue is its own reward.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Give the Devil his due.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

No pain, no gain.

History repeats itself.

It never rains but it pours.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Might is right.

It's better to give than to receive.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The wages of sin is death.

Count your blessings.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

A house is not a home.

Let well alone.

Tomorrow is another day.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Money makes the world go round.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Business before pleasure.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't rock the boat.

Don't throw good money after bad.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Home is where the heart is.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Love will find a way.

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

Let the buyer beware.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Every dog has its day.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

No man can serve two masters.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Little pitchers have big ears.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

There's no time like the present.

To every thing there is a season.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

There's no place like home.

There's a time and a place for everything.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

The best things in life are free.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Charity begins at home.

Variety is the spice of life.

Once a thief, always a thief.

First things first.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

No news is good news.

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

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

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

Ignorance is bliss.

Nothing new under the sun.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Knowledge is power.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Fortune favours the brave.

Speak as you find.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Get out while the getting is good.

Birds of a feather flock together.

A cat has nine lives.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

What goes up must come down.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

No rest for the wicked.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Crime doesn't pay.

It's never too late to mend.

It takes one to know one.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Good things come in small packages.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

One good deed deserves another.

Needs must when the devil drives.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Seeing is believing.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Fight fire with fire.

Manners maketh the man.

Faith will move mountains.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Clothes do not make the man.

The truth will out.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Great minds think alike.

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

Silence is golden.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Life is what you make it.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Practice makes perfect.

East is east, and west is west.

All's well that ends well.

What goes around comes around.

A fish always rots from the head.

Slow but sure.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Put your best foot forward.

Make haste slowly.

The bread always falls buttered side down.