A hand-picked collection of thoughtful phrases, keen and winged words of wisdom (as an inspiration) for speeches, letters, greeting cards, weddings, birthdays, and goodbye / farewell.
This List of idioms, proverbs and sayings commonly used in everyday conversational English, can help to speak English like a native speaker by learning English idiomatic expressions and proverbs.

There are literally thousands of sayings in English (and also in other languages). The terms saying, maxim, adage, saw, motto, epigram, proverb and aphorism are synonyms.
They all convey the idea of a particular wisdom or truth, usually handed down by earlier generations. The origin of a saying is mostly unknown. Many English sayings have come from other languages (e.g. Latin, Greek, French, German), and vice versa.

Most sayings are very effective in transferring their meaning thanks to their shortness and directness. They use a simple and vivid language, often based on everyday situations, making them easy to understand and remember.

Famous Proverbs

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

When one door shuts, another opens.

He who pays the piper calls the tune.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Microsofts development department seems to be either braindead, or held hostage by bureaucracy.

A fool with a tool is still a fool

A wise man talks because he has something to say; a fool talks because he has to say something [Plato]

Which one of these is the non-smoking lifeboat?

Treat each day as your last; one day you will be right.

Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun.

I like cats too. Let's exchange recipes.

Red meat is not bad for you. Fuzzy green meat is bad for you.

The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

If you think there is good in everybody then you obviously haven't met everybody.

The problem with sex in the movies is, that the popcorn usually spills.

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

If I want your opinion, I'll ask you to fill out the necessary forms.

Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how popular it remains?

All power corrupts. Absolute power is pretty neat, though.

Isn't it scary that doctors call what they do "practice"?

Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.

Confession is good for the soul, but bad for your career.

A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.

I want patience - AND I WANT IT NOW!!!!

A day for firm decisions! Or is it?

Bombs don't kill people, explosions kill people.

Bureaucrats cut red tape, lengthwise.

Help stamp out, eliminate and abolish redundancy!

How many of you believe in telekinesis? Raise MY hand!

A dog has an owner. A cat has a staff.

Am I ambivalent? Well, yes and no.

Sayings

Jesus loves you, it's everybody else that thinks you're an a...

When your only tool is a hammer, all problems start looking like nails.

99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

Welcome to Utah: set your watch back 20 years.

Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it.

Everybody repeat after me: "We are all individuals."

Under my gruff exterior lies an even gruffer interior.

The last thing I want to do is insult you. But it IS on the list.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.

I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.

You have the capacity to learn from your mistakes, and you will learn a lot today.

If at first you don't succeed, redefine success.

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

Failure is not an option. It's bundled with your software.

Here I am! What are your other two wishes?

I don't have a solution, but I do admire the problem.

I think sex is better than logic, but I can't prove it.

I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.

The only substitute for good manners is fast reflexes.

Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have.

When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane and going the wrong way

Letting the cat out of the bag is a whole lot easier than putting it back in.

PEBKAC “Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair”

Proverbs about life

Sounds like its time to get that Enterprise built!

Time does'nt exist. Clocks exists.

My mind’s made up, don’t confuse me with facts.

Talk is cheap. Until you hire a lawyer.

Take my advice — I'm not using it.

I got lost in thoughts. It was unfamiliar territory.

Sure, I'd love to help you out ... now, which way did you come in?

I would like to slip into something more comfortable - like a coma.

I started with nothing, and I still have most of it.

Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

There is no dance without the dancers.

Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.

If you are here - who is running hell?

If nothing was learned, nothing was taught.

Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes...

The dogs bark but the caravan moves on.[Arabic saying]

The problem with trouble shooting is that trouble shoots back.

Irish Poem: Toast

May the road rise up to meet you,
May the wind be ever at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
And the rain fall softly on your fields,
And until we meet again, May God hold,
you in the hollow of his hand.

Irish Poem: Blessing

A sunbeam to warm you,
A moonbeam to charm you,
A sheltering angel, so nothing can harm you.

Definitions: What are ... Proverbs, Sayings, Aphorisms, Idioms, etc.

A saying is something that is said or written, notable in one respect or another, to be a pithy expression of wisdom or truth."

There are a number of specific types of saying, of which proverb is probably the best known. However, the distinction between them is often pretty vague.