A boaster and a liar are first cousins.

 An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A book holds a house of gold.
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
 An onion a day keeps everyone away.*
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The best advice is found on the pillow.
Better safe than sorry.  An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
The bigger, the better.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.  April showers bring May flowers.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Curiosity killed the cat.  A bad tree does not yield good apples.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Don't cross your bridges before you get to them.  A bad workman blames his tools.
The early bird catches the worm.  A broken friendship may be soldered but will never be
Good things come in small packages.     sound.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Home is where the heart is.  A burden of one's own choice is not felt.
It's no use crying over spilled milk.
A kite rises against the wind.  A burnt  child dreads the fire.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Necessity is the mother of invention.  A cat has nine lives.
Opposites attract.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.  A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
A picture is worth a thousand words.  A change is as good as a rest.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
 A dry March, a wet April and a cool May
Safety lies in the middle course.
    fill barn and cellar and bring much hay.
Silence is golden.
A stitch in time saves nine.  A fault confessed is half redressed.
There's no place like home.
Time flies.  A fool and his money are soon (easily) parted.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Variety is the spice of life.  A friend in need is a friend indeed.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
You can't judge a book by its cover.  A friend to all is a friend to none.
You can't take it with you when you die.
 Accidents will happen.  A good beginning makes a good end.
 Actions speak louder than words.
 A good conscience is a soft pillow.
 Advice is cheap.
 A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
 Advice is least heeded when most needed.
 A leopard cannot change its spots.
 Advisers run no risks.
 A loaded wagon makes no noise.
 All cats are grey in the dark.
 A loveless life is a living death.
 All that glitters is not gold.
 A man can die but once.
 All days are short to Industry and long to Idleness.
 A man is as old as he feels himself to be.
 All is fair in love and war
 A man is known by the company he keeps.
 All's well that ends well
 A monkey in silk is a monkey no less.
 All things grow with time - except grief.
 A new broom sweeps clean.
 All things are difficult before they are easy.
 A rising tide lifts all boats.
 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
 A rolling stone gathers no moss.
 An apple a day keeps the doctor away.*
 A rotten apple spoils the barrel.
 An empty purse frightens away friends.
 A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
 An Englishman's home is his castle.
 A stitch in time saves nine.  Dogs of the same street bark alike.

 A stumble may prevent a fall.  Don't bark if you can't bite.

 A swallow does not make the summer.  Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

 A tree is known by its fruit.  Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.

 A young idler, an old beggar.  Don't judge a book by its cover.

 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy,
 After dinner rest a while, after supper walk a mile.
 wealthy and wise.
 As you sow, so shall you reap  Easier said than done.

 Bad news travels fast.  Empty vessels make the most noise.

 Beauty is only skin deep.  Every ass likes to hear himself bray.

 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  Every man for himself.

 Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the
 Every man has his price.
 beauty of men.
 Be swift to hear, slow to speak.  Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

 Better be alone than in bad company.  Every path has its puddle.

 Better flatter a fool than fight him.  Every why has a wherefore.
 Better the devil you know than the devil you don't
 Everything in the garden is rosy.
 know
 Better late than never.  Experience is the father of wisdom.

 Better lose the saddle than the horse.  Facts speak louder than words.

 Better untaught than ill-taught  Failure teaches success.

 Blood is thicker than water    False friends are worse than open enemies.

 Blood will out.  Familiarity breeds contempt

 Charity begins at home.  Fine words butter no parsnips.

 Fool me once, shame on you;
 Children and fools tell the truth.
 fool me twice, shame on me.
 Cleanliness is next to godliness.  Fools rush in where angels fear to tread

 Clear moon, frost soon.  Friendship is love with understanding.

 Clothes don't make the man.  Give someone an inch and they will take a mile.
 Give someone enough rope and they will hang
 Constant occupation prevents temptation.
 themselves.
 Dead men tell no tales  God helps those who help themselves.

 Diamond cuts diamond.  Good and quickly seldom meet.

 Diligence is the mother of good fortune.  Good management is better than good income.

 Discretion is the better part of valour  Great minds think alike.

 Diseases of the soul are more dangerous than
 Great oaks grow from little acorns.
 those of the body.
 Distance makes the heart grow fonder.  Grief divided is made lighter
 Half a loaf is better than none.  Let bygones be bygones.

 Haste makes waste.  Liars need good memories.

 Hatred is a blind as love.  Lightning never strikes in the same place twice

 He has enough who is content.  Like father, like son.

 He who knows nothing, doubts nothing.  Look before you leap.

 He who pays the piper calls the tune.  Loose lips sink ships.

 He who plays with fire gets burnt.  Love is blind.

 He laughs best who laughs last.  Make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
 Man is the head of the family;
 Health is better than wealth.
 woman is the neck that turns the head.
 Home is where the heart is.  Man proposes, God disposes.

 Honesty is the best policy.  Manners make the man.

 Honey catches more flies than vinegar.  Many hands make light work.

 In times of prosperity friends are plentiful.  Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

 If a camel gets his nose in a tent, his body will follow.  Memory is the treasure of the mind.
 If in February there be no rain, 'tis neither good
 Men make houses, women make homes.
 for hay nor grain.
 If you are patient in one moment of anger,
 Might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb
 you will avoid 100 days of sorrow.
 If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either
 Money begets money.
 one.
 If you want a friend, be a friend.  Money is the root of all evil.

 If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.  Necessity is the mother of invention.

 Ignorance is bliss.  Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today

 In for a penny, in for a pound.  Never say die.

 In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.  Nobody is perfect.

 It never rains but it pours.  No man is an island.

 It is always darkest before the dawn  No news is good news.

 It's no use crying over spilt milk.  Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

 It takes all sorts to make a world.  Once bitten, twice shy.

 Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age.  One good turn deserves another.

 Knowledge is power.  One of these days is none of these days.

 Kill the goose that lays the golden egg.  One today is worth two tomorrow.

 Kindness begets kindness.  One man's meat is another man's poison

 Only real friends will tell you when your face is
Learn to walk before you run.
 dirty.
 Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner
 Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
 everywhere.
 Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings  The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.

 Out of sight, out of mind.  The pen is mightier than the sword

 Penny wise, pound foolish.  The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
 People who live in glass houses should not throw
 The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
 stones.
 Practice makes perfect.  The tongue wounds more than a lance.

 Practise what you preach  The truth is in the wine.

 Prevention is better than cure  The wish is father to the thought.

 Pride comes before a fall.  There is no fool like an old fool.

 Procrastination is the thief of time  There is safety in numbers

 Put all your eggs in one basket  Time and tide wait for no man.

 Revenge is sweet.  Time has wings.

 Rome was not built in a day.  Time is money.

 Save me from my friends.  To err is human, to forgive divine

 Saying is one thing, doing is another.  Too many cooks spoil the broth.

 Short reckonings make long friends.  Trust not a horse's heel nor a dog's tooth.

 Sickness in the body brings sadness to the mind.  Truth is stranger than fiction.

 Snug as a bug in a rug.  Two wrongs don't make a right

 Spare the rod and spoil the child  Union is strength.

 Sticks and stones will break my bones but names
 Variety is the spice of life.
 will never hurt me
 Still waters run deep.  Virtue is its own reward.

 A stitch in time saves nine  Walls have ears.

 Stolen fruit is the sweetest.  Waste not, want not.

 What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve
 Tall oaks grow from little acorns.
 over.
 The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.  What a man says drunk, he thinks sober.

 The best advice is found on the pillow.  What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.

 The devil looks after his own.  When the cat's away, the mice play.

 The devil makes work for idle hands  When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
 When poverty come in the door, love goes out the
 The die is cast.
 window.
 The early bird catches the worm.  Where there's life there's hope.

 The end justifies the means.  Where there's a will, there's a way.

 The more haste, the less speed.  Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wolves.

 The more you have, the more you want.  Wisdom is better than strength.
 Any time means no time
 Wonders will never cease!
Fair exchange is no robbery
 You are what you eat.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master
 You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
Between the devil and the deep sea

Where there's a will there's a way

A burnt child dreads fire

First come, first served

A friend in need is a friend indeed

A hungry man is an angry man

Empty vessels make the most noise

A man is as old as he feels

Great talkers are little doers

An idle brain is the devil's workshop

An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit

Faint heart never won fair lady

A penny saved is a penny gained

As you sow, so you shall reap

Barking dogs seldom bite

Better late than never

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush

Birds of a feather flock together

Call a spade a spade

Charity begins at home

Dead men tell no lies

A great talker is a great liar

Every cloud has a silver lining

All that glitters is not gold

Eat to live, but do not live to eat

Don't put all your eggs in one basket

Every dog has its day

Every one can find fault, few can do better