A bird in the hand is worth two in the

bush.

Absence makes the heart grow

fonder.

A constant guest is never

welcome.

Actions speak louder than

words.

A fault confessed

is half redressed.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A hungry man is an angry

man.

A lie begets a lie

till they come to generations.

A little bird…

…told me!

All cats are grey

in the dark.

All covet, all lose.

Grasp all, lose all. 

All days are short to Industry

and long to Idleness.

All good things

must come to an end.

All is well that ends well.

All things are possible

with God.

All roads lead to Rome.

All that glitters is not gold.

All things come

to those who can wait.

A man of Silence

is

a man of Sense.

A mouse may be of service

to a lion.

An apple a day…

Keeps…

the doctor away!

An empty brain is a devil's

shop.

An eye for an eye,

a tooth for a tooth.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Anger and haste hinder good

counsel.

Any port in a

storm.

Appearances are deceptive.

A promise delayed is

justice deferred. 

A rolling stone gathers no

moss.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A sleeping man is not hungry.

As you sow,so you reap.

I saw him as large as life.

She’s as helpless as a babe.

He was beatingaround the

bush.

She’s at his beck and call.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

He’s no genius!

Better be alone…

…than in bad company!

It’s better to be envied

than pitied.

Better flatter a fool than fight

him.

Better late than never. 

Better safe than

sorry.

Boys will be boys.

He was between the devil and the deep blue sea.

Birds of a feather flock

together.

Birds of a featherflock together

Brevity is the soul of

wit.

Burn not your house to fright the mouse away.

A burnt child dreads fire.

Business is business.

By doing nothing, we

learn to be ill. 

Carve every word before you

let it fall.

Caution is the parent of

safety.

Charity begins at home.

Children and fools speak the truth

Do unto others as

you would be done by.

Children arewhat they are made.

All good things must come to an end

Curiosity killed the cat

Children should be seen and not heard

A closed mouth catches no flies.

A good name is worth more

than wealth.

A good conscience is a

soft pillow.

Don't count your chickens before

they hatch

Early bird catches the

worm

Early to bed, early to rise

makes one healthy,

wealthy and wise”

Empty vessels make most

sound

Every cloud has a silver

lining

A bad workman

blames his tools

I see eye to eye with him

As is the workman so is

the work.

It’s a shot in the dark.

Don't put the cart before the

horse

Don't put all your eggs in one basket

It’s a cock-and-bull story

A lot of water has passed under the

bridge.

A golden key can open any

door.

Add pence to pence,

for wealth comes hence.

Arrogance is a weed that grows mostlyon a dunghill.

They’re always in the mainstream.

All is for the best

in the best of

all

possible worlds.

Appetite comes with eating.

Good walls make good neighbours

As a duck

takes to water

The grass is always greener

on the other side of the fence

haste makes waste

He who laughs last, laughs

longest

Never judge a book

by its cover

He who lives by the sword dies by the sword

he who pays the piper calls

the tune

honesty is the best policy

kill two birds with one stone

a leopard can't change his spots

let sleeping dogs lie

lightning never strikes twice (in the

same place)

like father, like son= A chip off the

old block

little pitchers have big ears

A good example is the

best sermon

.

a live dog is better than a dead lion

lock the barn door after the horse is stolen

love is blind

love me, love my dog

money doesn't grow on trees

money is the root of all evil

the more the merrier

necessity is the mother of invention

never look a gift horse in the mouth

no news is good news

no smoke without fire

no use crying over spilled/spilt milk

fat is in the fire

first time for everything

give (someone) an inch and they will

take a mile

By the skin of her teeth.