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Random Proverbs (x 100)
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Always put your best foot forward.
Cold hands, warm heart.
Every stick has two ends.
Talk is cheap.
The age of miracles is past.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Ignorance is bliss.
Waste not, want not.
Persuasion is better than force.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Make love not war.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Accidents will happen.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Truth will out.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Less said, soon mended.
Marriages are made in heaven.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Let the dead bury the dead.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
All roads lead to Rome.
All good things come to those that wait.
Better late than never.
Walls have ears.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Might is right.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
Blood is thicker than water.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Give the Devil his due.
The best things in life are free.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Small things amuse small minds.
The show must go on.
Patience is a virtue.
The truth will out.
Nine tailors make a man.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
All the world loves a lover.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
It goes without saying.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
A word to the wise is enough.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
Quid pro quo.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
Tomorrow never comes.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Clothes do not make the man.
Variety is the spice of life.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Hope springs eternal.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
In the midst of life we are in death.
No news is good news.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
The pen is mightier than sword.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
Only the good die young.
Let well alone.
You win some, you lose some.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Better safe than sorry.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Little pitchers have big ears.
Share and share alike.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
You can't always get what you want.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Seeing is believing.
Forgive and forget.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Knowledge is power.
What can't be cured must be endured.
Good fences make good neighbours.
Pearls of wisdom.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Different strokes for different folks.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Even a worm will turn.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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