A
bird in the hand, is worth two in the bush.
A
chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
A
fool and his money are soon parted.
A
friend in need, is a friend indeed.
A
good beginning, makes a good ending.
A
house divided cannot stand.
A
house is not a home.
A
journey of a thousand miles, begins with a single step.
A
little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
A
man is known by the company he keeps.
A
man's home is his castle.
A
penny for your thoughts.
A
penny saved, is a penny earned.
A
picture paints a thousand words.
A
place for everything, and everything in its place.
A
problem shared, is a problem halved.
A
stitch in time saves nine.
A
volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
A
watched pot never boils.
A
woman's place is in the home.
A
woman's work is never done.
Absence
makes the heart grow fonder.
Actions
speak louder than words.
Advice
when most needed, is least heeded.
After
a storm comes a calm.
All
good things must come to an end.
All
roads lead to Rome.
All
that glitters is not gold.
All
is well, that ends well.
All
work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy.
An
apple a day keeps the doctor away.
A
man's home is his castle.
An
ounce of prevention, is worth a pound of cure.
Appearances
are deceptive.
April
showers bring May flowers.
As
soon as man is born, he begins to die.
As
you make your bed, so must you lie in it.
As
you sow, so shall you reap.
Ask
no questions, and hear no lies.
Bad
news travels fast.
Barking
dogs seldom bite.
Beauty
is in the eye of the beholder.
Beauty
is only skin-deep.
Beggars
cannot be choosers.
Behind
every great man, there's a great woman
Better
late, than never.
Better
safe, than sorry.
Better
die with honor, than live with shame.
Better
the devil you know, than the devil you don't know.
Better
to be alone, than in bad company.
Better
to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Better
to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Birds
of a feather flock together.
Blood
is thicker than water.
Boys
will be boys.
Business
before pleasure.
Charity
begins at home.
Children
are poor men's riches.
Cleanliness
is next to godliness.
Count
your blessings.
Crime
does not pay.
Curiosity
killed the cat.
Dead
men have no friends.
Dead
men tell no tales.
Death
closes all doors.
Death
is the great leveler.
Death
pays all debts.
Diligence
is the mother of good fortune.
Discretion
is the better part of valor.
Divide
and conquer.
Do
not wear out your welcome.
Do
unto others, as you would have them do unto you.
Don't
bite the hand that feeds you.
Don't
burn your bridges behind you.
Don't
change horses in midstream.
Don't
cross the bridge until you come to it.
Don't
count your chickens before they are hatched.
Don't
judge a book by its cover.
Don't
go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Don't
put all yours eggs in one basket.
Don't
rock the boat.
Don't
try to walk before you can crawl.
Don't
upset the apple-cart.
Don't
wash your dirty linen in public.
Early
to bed and early to rise, make a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
Easier
said, than done.
Easy
come, easy go.
Empty
vessels make the most noise.
Enough
is as good as a feast.
Enough
is enough.
Every
dark cloud has a silver lining.
Every
family has a skeleton in the closet.
Every
garden has some weeds.
Every
man has his faults.
Every
man has his price.
Every
man is his own worst enemy.
Every
picture tells a story.
Every
stick has two ends.
Everybody
wants to go to Heaven, but nobody wants to die.
Experience
is the best teacher.
Experience
is the mother of wisdom.
Failing
to plan, is planning to fail.
Failure
teaches success.
Faint
heart never won fair lady.
Familiarity
breeds contempt.
Fear
of death, is worse than death itself.
Fight
fire with fire.
Finders
keepers, losers weepers.
First
come, first served.
First
things first.
First
think, and then speak.
Fish
and guests smell after three days.
Flattery
will get you nowhere.
Fools
rush in, where angels fear to tread.
Garbage
in, garbage out.
Give
credit where credit is due.
Give
him an inch, and he'll take a mile.
Good
fences make good neighbors.
Goodness
is better than beauty.
Gray
hairs are death's blossoms.
Great
minds think alike.
Hard
work never did anyone any harm.
Haste
makes waste.
He
who is master of himself, will soon be master of others.
He
who knows nothing, doubts nothing.
He
who marries for money, will earn it.
He
who plants a tree, plants for posterity.
He
who plants thorns, must never expect to gather roses.
He
who seeks trouble, never misses.
He
who laughs last, laughs longest.
He
who would climb the ladder, must begin at the bottom.
Hindsight
is always twenty-twenty.
History
repeats itself.
Home
is where the heart is.
Honesty
is the best policy.
If a
job's worth doing, it's worth doing well.
If
God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
If
at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
If
you can't beat them, join them.
If
you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
Imitation
is the sincerest form of flattery.
In
the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed man is king.
In
the midst of life, we are in death.
Into
every life, a little rain must fall.
It
never rains, but it pours.
It
is a bold mouse that nestles in the cat's ear.
It
is an equal failing to trust everybody--and to trust nobody.
It's
best to be on the safe side.
It's
better to give, than to receive.
It's
better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
It's
never too late.
It's
no use locking the stable door, after the horse has bolted.
It's
not worth crying over spilt milk.
It's
the early bird that gets the worm.
It's
the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
It
takes one to know one.
It
takes two to tango.
Jack
of all trades, master of none.
Keep
your mouth shut, and your ears open.
Kill
not the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Laugh
and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
Laughter
is the best medicine.
Lend
your money, and lose your friend.
Let
bygones be bygones.
Let
sleeping dogs lie.
Let
the buyer beware.
Let
the punishment fit the crime.
Life
is what you make it.
Like
father, like son.
Like
mother, like daughter.
Live
and learn.
