1. Proverbs and Expressions 1-100

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1. A bad excuse is better than none.
2. A bad workman blames his tools.
3. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
4. A bully is always a coward.
5. A burnt child dreads fire.
6. A cat has nine lives.
7. A chip off the old block.
8. A cold hand and a warm heart.
9. A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
10. A fool and his money are soon parted.
11. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
12. A friend to all is a friend to none.
13. A good tale is none the worse for being told twice.
14. A good wife makes a good husband.
15. A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
16. A heavy purse makes a light heart.
17. A hungry man is an angry man.
18. A lion may be beholden to a mouse.
19. A little help is worth a lot of pity.
20. A man is as old as he feels; a woman is as old as she looks.
21. A man is known by the company he keeps.
22. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
23. A miss is as good as a mile.
24. A penny saved is a penny gained.
25. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
26. A small leak will sink a great ship.
27. A stitch in time saves nine.
28. A watched pot never boils.
29. A wolf in sheep's clothing.
30. A woman's work is never done.
31. A word spoken is past recalling.
32. A work ill done must be done twice.
33. A young man should not marry yet, an old man not at all.
34. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
35. Actions speak louder than words.
36. All that glitters is not gold.
37. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
38. All's well that ends well.
39. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
40. An empty bag will not stand upright.
41. An Englishman's home is his castle.
42. Any time means no time.
43. As you make your bed, so must you lie on it
44. As you sow, so you shall reap.
45. Ask much to get little.
46. Ask no questions and you'll be told (or hear) no lies.
47. Barking dogs seldom bite.
48. Barking up the wrong tree.
49. Be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
50. Be content. The sea hath fish enough.
51. Be just to all, but trust not all.
52. Beat about the bush.
53. Beauty is but skin-deep.
54. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
55. Beggars must not be choosers.
56. Better a devil you know than a devil you don't know.
57. Better an empty house than a bad tenant.
58. Better an old man's darling than a young man's slave.
59. Better be born lucky than rich.
60. Better do it than wish it done.
61. Better late than never.
62. Between the devil and the deep blue sea.
63. Birds of a feather flock together.
64. Bite off more than one can chew.
65. Blood is thicker than water.
66. Blow one's own trumpet.
67. Born with a silver spoon in the mouth.
68. Boys will be boys.
69. Burn the candle at both ends.
70. Business is business.
71. Call no man happy until he dies. Because anything may happen in life.
72. Careless shepherds make many a feast for the wolf.
73. Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water.
74. Cast pearls before swine
75. Charity begins at home.
76. Christmas comes but once a year.
77. Civility costs nothing.
78. Cleanliness is next to godliness.
79. Cross the bridge only when you come to it.
80. Curiosity killed a cat.
81. Cut your coat according to your cloth.
82. Dead men tell no tales.
83. Death pays all debts.
84. Desires are nourished by delays.
85. Desperate diseases need desperate remedies.
86. Diamond cut diamond. (One cunning person is a match for another.)
87. Discretion is the better part of valour.
88. Don't build your castles in the air.
89. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
90. Don't cry out before you're hurt.
91. Don't cry over spilt milk.
92. Don't halloo till you're out of the wood.
93. Don't judge a book by its cover.
94. Don't meet trouble half-way.
95. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
96. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
97. East, west, home's best.
98. Easy come, easy go.
99. Eat to live; do not live to eat.
100. Empty vessels make the most noise.