1. A cat may look at a king
2. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link
3. A change is as good as a rest
4. A dog is a man's best friend
5. A drowning man will clutch at a straw
6. A fish always rots from the head down
7. A fool and his money are soon parted
8. A friend in need is a friend indeed
9. A golden key can open any door
10. A good beginning makes a good ending
11. A good man is hard to find
12. A house divided against itself cannot stand
13. A house is not a home
14. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
15. A leopard cannot change its spots
16. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
17. A little learning is a dangerous thing
18. A little of what you fancy does you good
19. A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client
20. A miss is as good as a mile
21. A new broom sweeps clean
22. A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse
23. A penny saved is a penny earned
24. A person is known by the company he keeps
25. A picture paints a thousand words
26. A place for everything and everything in its place
27. A poor workman always blames his tools
28. A problem shared is a problem halved
29. A prophet is not recognized in his own land
30. A rising tide lifts all boats
31. A rolling stone gathers no moss
32. A soft answer turneth away wrath
33. A stitch in time saves nine
34. A thing of beauty is a joy forever
35. A trouble shared is a trouble halved
36. A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men
37. A watched pot never boils
38. A woman's place is in the home
39. A woman's work is never done
40. A word to the wise is enough
41. Absence makes the heart grow fonder
42. Absolute power corrupts absolutely
43. Accidents will happen
44. Actions speak louder than words
45. Adversity makes strange bedfellows
46. After a storm comes a calm
47. All good things come to he who waits
48. All good things must come to an end
49. All is grist that comes to the mill
50. All publicity is good publicity
51. All roads lead to Rome
52. All that glisters is not gold
53. All the world loves a lover
54. All things come to those who wait
55. All things must pass
56. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
57. All you need is love
58. All's fair in love and war
59. All's for the best in the best of all possible worlds
60. All's well that ends well
61. A miss is as good as a mile
62. An apple a day keeps the doctor away
63. An army marches on its stomach
64. An Englishman's home is his castle
65. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
66. Another day, another dollar
67. Any port in a storm
68. April showers bring forth May flowers
69. As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it
70. As you sow so shall you reap
71. Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer
72. Ask no questions and hear no lies
73. Attack is the best form of defense
74. Bad money drives out good
75. Bad news travels fast
76. Barking dogs seldom bite
77. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
78. Beauty is only skin deep
79. Beggars should not be choosers
80. Behind every great man there's a great woman
81. Better late than never
82. Better safe than sorry
83. Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't
84. Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
85. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
86. Big fish eat little fish
87. Birds of a feather flock together
88. Blood is thicker than water
89. Boys will be boys
90. Brevity is the soul of wit
91. Business before pleasure
92. Caesar's wife must be above suspicion
93. Carpe diem (Pluck the day; Seize the day)
94. Charity begins at home
95. Cheats never prosper
96. Children should be seen and not heard
97. Cleanliness is next to godliness
98. Clothes make the man
99. Cold hands, warm heart
100. Comparisons are odious
101. Count your blessings
102. Cowards may die many times before their death
103. Crime doesn't pay
104. Cut your coat to suit your cloth
105. Dead men tell no tales
106. Devil take the hindmost
107. Discretion is the better part of valour
108. Distance lends enchantment to the view
109. Do as I say, not as I do
110. Do as you would be done by
111. Do unto others as you would have them do to you
112. Don't bite the hand that feeds you
113. Don't burn your bridges behind you
114. Don't cast your pearls before swine
115. Don't change horses in midstream
116. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched
117. Don't cross the bridge till you come to it
118. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face
119. Don't keep a dog and bark yourself
120. Don't let the bastards grind you down
121. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
122. Don't meet troubles half-way
123. Don't put all your eggs in one basket
124. Don't put the cart before the horse
125. Don't put new wine into old bottles
126. Don't rock the boat
127. Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar
128. Don't throw pearls to swine
129. Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs
130. Don't throw the baby out with the bath water
131. Don't try to walk before you can crawl
132. Don't upset the apple-cart
133. Don't wash your dirty linen in public
134. Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom
135. Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
136. East is east, and west is west
137. East, west, home's best
138. Easy come, easy go
139. Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die
140. Empty vessels make the most noise
141. Enough is as good as a feast
142. Enough is enough
143. Even a worm will turn
144. Every cloud has a silver lining
145. Every dog has its day
146. Every Jack has his Jill
147. Every little helps
148. Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost
149. Every man has his price
150. Every picture tells a story
151. Every stick has two ends
152. Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die
153. Everything comes to him who waits
154. Failing to plan is planning to fail
155. Faint heart never won fair lady
156. Fair exchange is no robbery
157. Faith will move mountains
158. Familiarity breeds contempt
159. Feed a cold and starve a fever
160. Fight fire with fire
161. Finders keepers, losers weepers
162. Fine words butter no parsnips
163. First come, first served
164. First impressions are the most lasting
165. First things first
166. Fish always stink from the head down
167. Fish and guests smell after three days
168. Flattery will get you nowhere
169. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
170. For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost
171. Forewarned is forearmed
172. Forgive and forget
173. Fortune favors the brave
174. From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step
175. Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains
176. Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration
177. Give a dog a bad name and hang him
178. Give a man rope enough and he will hang himself
179. Give credit where credit is due
180. God helps those who help themselves
181. Good fences make good neighbors
182. Good talk saves the food
183. Good things come to those who wait
184. Great minds think alike
185. Half a loaf is better than no bread
186. Handsome is as handsome does
187. Hard cases make bad law
188. Hard work never did anyone any harm
189. Haste makes waste
190. He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing
191. He who can does, he who cannot, teaches
192. He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day
193. He who hesitates is lost
194. He who laughs last laughs longest
195. He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword
196. He who pays the piper calls the tune
197. He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon
198. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
199. Hindsight is always twenty-twenty
200. History repeats itself
201. Home is where the heart is
202. Honesty is the best policy
203. Hope springs eternal
204. Horses for courses
205. If anything can go wrong, it will
206. If a job is worth doing it is worth doing well
207. If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again
208. If God had meant us to fly he'd have given us wings
209. If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers
210. If it ain't broke, don't fix it
211. If life deals you lemons, make lemonade
212. If the cap fits, wear it
213. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride
214. If you can't be good, be careful
215. If you can't beat em, join em
216. If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen
217. If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas
218. If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
219. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself
220. Ignorance is bliss
221. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
222. In for a penny, in for a pound
223. In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king
224. In the midst of life we are in death
225. Into every life a little rain must fall
226. It ain't over till the fat lady sings
227. It goes without saying
228. It is best to be on the safe side
229. It is better to give than to receive
230. It is easy to be wise after the event
231. It never rains but it pours
232. It takes a thief to catch a thief
233. It takes all sorts to make a world
234. It takes one to know one
235. It takes two to tango
236. It's all grist to the mill
237. It's an ill wind that blows no one any good
238. It's better to give than to receive
239. It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness
240. It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive
241. It's never too late
242. It's no use crying over spilt milk
243. It's no use locking the stable door after the horse has bolted
244. It's the early bird that catches the worm
245. It's the empty can that makes the most noise
246. It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease
247. Jack of all trades, master of none
248. Judge not, that ye be not judged
249. Keep your chin up
250. Keep your powder dry
251. Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone
252. Laughter is the best medicine
253. Least said, soonest mended
254. Less is more
255. Let bygones be bygones
256. Let not the sun go down on your wrath
257. Let sleeping dogs lie
258. Let the buyer beware
259. Let the dead bury the dead
260. Let the punishment fit the crime
261. Let well alone
262. Life begins at forty
263. Life is just a bowl of cherries
264. Life is what you make it
265. Life's not all beer and skittles
266. Lightning never strikes twice in the same place
267. Like father, like son
268. Little pitchers have big ears
269. Little strokes fell great oaks
270. Little things please little minds
271. Live for today for tomorrow never comes
272. Look before you leap
273. Love is blind
274. Love makes the world go round
275. Love thy neighbour as thyself
276. Love will find a way
277. Make hay while the sun shines
278. Make love not war
279. Man does not live by bread alone
280. Manners maketh man
281. Many a little makes a mickle
282. Many a mickle makes a muckle
283. Many a true word is spoken in jest
284. Many hands make light work
285. March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb
286. March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers
287. Marriages are made in heaven
288. Marry in haste, repent at leisure
289. Might is right
290. Mighty oaks from little acorns grow
291. Misery loves company
292. Moderation in all things
293. Money doesn't grow on trees
294. Money is the root of all evil
295. Money isn't everything
296. Money makes the world go round
297. Money talks
298. More haste, less speed
299. Music has charms to soothe the savage breast
300. Nature abhors a vacuum
301. Necessity is the mother of invention
302. Needs must when the devil drives
303. Ne'er cast a clout till May be out
304. Never give a sucker an even break
305. Never go to bed on an argument
306. Never judge a book by its cover
307. Never let the sun go down on your anger
308. Never look a gift horse in the mouth
309. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
310. Never speak ill of the dead
311. Never tell tales out of school
312. Nine tailors make a man
313. No man can serve two masters
314. No man is an island
315. No names, no pack-drill
316. No news is good news
317. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent
318. No pain, no gain
319. No rest for the wicked
320. Nothing is certain but death and taxes
321. Nothing succeeds like success
322. Nothing venture, nothing gain
323. Oil and water don't mix
324. Old soldiers never die, they just fade away
325. Once a thief, always a thief
326. Once bitten, twice shy
327. One good turn deserves another
328. One half of the world does not know how the other half lives
329. One hand washes the other
330. One man's meat is another man's poison
331. One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
332. One law for the rich and another for the poor
333. One swallow does not make a summer
334. One volunteer is worth ten pressed men
335. One year's seeding makes seven years weeding
336. Only fools and horses work
337. Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door
338. Out of sight, out of mind
339. Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil
340. Patience is a virtue
341. Pearls of wisdom
342. Penny wise and pound foolish
343. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
344. Physician, heal thyself
345. Possession is nine points of the law
346. Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely
347. Practice makes perfect
348. Practice what you preach
349. Prevention is better than cure
350. Pride goes before a fall
351. Procrastination is the thief of time
352. Put your best foot forward
353. Rain before seven, fine before eleven
354. Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning
355. Revenge is a dish best served cold
356. Revenge is sweet
357. Rob Peter to pay Paul
358. Rome wasn't built in a day
359. See a pin and pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck; see a pin and let it lie, bad luck you'll have all day
360. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
361. Seeing is believing
362. Seek and ye shall find
363. Set a thief to catch a thief
364. Share and share alike
365. Shrouds have no pockets
366. Silence is golden
367. Slow but sure
368. Softly, softly, catchee monkey
369. Spare the rod and spoil the child
370. Speak as you find
371. Speak softly and carry a big stick
372. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me
373. Still waters run deep
374. Strike while the iron is hot
375. Stupid is as stupid does
376. Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan
377. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves
378. Talk is cheap
379. Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear
380. Tell the truth and shame the Devil
381. That which does not kill us makes us stronger
382. The age of miracles is past
383. The apple never falls far from the tree
384. The best defense is a good offence
385. The best-laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley
386. The best things in life are free
387. The bigger they are, the harder they fall
388. The bottom line is the bottom line
389. The boy is father to the man
390. The bread always falls buttered side down
391. The child is the father of the man
392. The cobbler always wears the worst shoes
393. The course of true love never did run smooth
394. The customer is always right
395. The darkest hour is just before the dawn
396. The devil finds work for idle hands to do
397. The devil looks after his own
398. The early bird catches the worm
399. The end justifies the means
400. The exception which proves the rule
401. The female of the species is more deadly than the male
402. The fruit does not fall far from the tree
403. The good die young
404. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
405. The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
406. The husband is always the last to know
407. The laborer is worthy of his hire
408. The law is an ass
409. The leopard does not change his spots
410. The longest journey starts with a single step
411. The more the merrier
412. The more things change, the more they stay the same
413. The only good Indian is a dead Indian
414. The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings
415. The pen is mightier than sword
416. The price of liberty is eternal vigilance
417. The proof of the pudding is in the eating
418. The road to hell is paved with good intentions
419. The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot
420. The squeaking wheel gets the grease
421. The truth will out
422. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach
423. There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream
424. There are none so blind as those, that will not see
425. There are two sides to every question
426. There but for the grace of God, go I
427. There's a time and a place for everything
428. There's an exception to every rule
429. There's always more fish in the sea
430. There's honor among thieves
431. There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle
432. There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
433. There's more than one way to skin a cat
434. There's no accounting for tastes
435. There's no fool like an old fool
436. There's no place like home
437. There's no smoke without fire
438. There's no such thing as a free lunch
439. There's no such thing as bad publicity
440. There's no time like the present
441. There's none so blind as those who will not see
442. There's none so deaf as those who will not hear
443. There's nowt so queer as folk
444. There's one born every minute
445. There's safety in numbers
446. They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind
447. Third time lucky
448. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it
449. Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
450. Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas
451. Time and tide wait for no man
452. Time flies
453. Time is a great healer
454. Time is money
455. Time will tell
456. To err is human; to forgive divine
457. To every thing there is a season
458. To the victor go the spoils
459. To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive
460. Tomorrow is another day
461. Tomorrow never comes
462. Too many cooks spoil the broth
463. Truth is stranger than fiction
464. Truth will out
465. Two blacks don't make a white
466. Two heads are better than one
467. Two is company, but three's a crowd
468. Two wrongs don't make a right
469. Variety is the spice of life
470. Virtue is its own reward
471. Walls have ears
472. Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs
473. Waste not want not
474. What can't be cured must be endured
475. What goes up must come down
476. What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
477. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
478. When in Rome, do as the Romans do
479. When the cat's away the mice will play
480. When the going gets tough, the tough get going
481. When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash; when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak
482. What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over
483. Where there's a will there's a way
484. Where there's muck there's brass
485. While there's life there's hope
486. Whom the Gods love die young
487. Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
488. Women and children first
489. Wonders will never cease
490. Work expands so as to fill the time available
491. Worrying never did anyone any good
492. You are never too old to learn
493. You are what you eat
494. You can have too much of a good thing
495. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink
496. You can't have your cake and eat it
497. You can't get blood out of a stone
498. You can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear
499. You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs
500. You can't make bricks without straw
501. You can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
502. You can't teach an old dog new tricks
503. You can't tell a book by looking at its cover
504. You can't win them all
505. You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
506. You pays your money and you takes your choice
507. Youth is wasted on the young
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