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Random Proverbs (x 500)
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
All publicity is good publicity.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
Physician, heal thyself.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
A good man is hard to find.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Better late than never.
Money makes the world go round.
Time will tell.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Once a thief, always a thief.
The truth will out.
Go the extra mile.
Don't change horses in midstream.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
Only fools and horses work.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
Look before you leap.
Less is more.
More haste, less speed.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Blood is thicker than water.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Tomorrow is another day.
You are never too old to learn.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
Christmas comes but once a year.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
There is honour among thieves.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
When one door shuts, another opens.
All good things must come to an end.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
No man can serve two masters.
What goes around comes around.
The pen is mightier than sword.
The early bird gets the worm.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Let the dead bury the dead.
Home is where the heart is.
It goes without saying.
Tomorrow never comes.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Silence construes consent.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Forewarned is forearmed.
While there is life, there is hope.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Marriages are made in heaven.
Count your blessings.
You can't always get what you want.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
Speak as you find.
There's no time like the present.
Good things come to those who wait.
Crime doesn't pay.
Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
It takes one to know one.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
One swallow does not a summer make.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Actions speak louder than words.
Shrouds have no pockets.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
All the world loves a lover.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Youth is wasted on the young.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Keep your chin up.
Never give a sucker an even break.
A dog is a man's best friend.
It's the singer not the song.
Never go to bed on an argument.
The more the merrier.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
Live and learn.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
Little pitchers have big ears.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
You win some, you lose some.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Children should be seen and not heard.
First things first.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
There's no smoke without fire.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
The exception which proves the rule.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
A thing begun is half done.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Waste not, want not.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
Even a worm will turn.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
Life is what you make it.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
Like father, like son.
You are what you eat.
Money isn't everything.
Cheats never prosper.
Any port in a storm.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
Ignorance is bliss.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
The leopard does not change his spots.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
There's one born every minute.
Revenge is sweet.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Big fish eat little fish.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
A man is known by his friends.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
Don't get mad, get even.
The customer is always right.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
The best-laid plans go astray.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
No man is an island.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Children and fools tell the truth.
A new broom sweeps clean.
All good things come to those that wait.
Beauty is only skin deep.
What can't be cured must be endured.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Business before pleasure.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Time is a great healer.
A bad penny always turns up.
An man's home is his castle.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Always put your best foot forward.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Needs must when the devil drives.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Accidents will happen.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Charity begins at home.
Grief divided is made lighter.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Honesty is the best policy.
A person is known by the company they keep.
For everything there is a season.
Two heads are better than one.
Haste makes waste.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Money talks.
All things must pass.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Silence is golden.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
The show must go on.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
No rest for the wicked.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
Truth will out.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
Many hands make light work.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Make love not war.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
There's a time and a place for everything.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Time and tide wait for no one.
History repeats itself.
Oil and water don't mix.
Love is blind.
Handsome is as handsome does.
A word to the wise is enough.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
Might is right.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
You reap what you sow.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
Seize the day.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
It's better to give than to receive.
Keep your powder dry.
To every thing there is a season.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
It takes two to tango.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
An army marches on its stomach.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Variety is the spice of life.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
Don't shoot the messenger.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
Quid pro quo.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Time flies.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
Half a loaf is better than none.
What goes up must come down.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Bad money drives out good.
There is no accounting for tastes.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Put your best foot forward.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
Let well alone.
Every stick has two ends.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Knowledge is power.
Don't throw good money after bad.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Share and share alike.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Make hay while the sun shines.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Pride comes before a fall.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
All that glitters is not gold.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Beware the Ides of March.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
Less said, soon mended.
Good things come in small packages.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
Every dog has its day.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
God helps those who help themselves.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Fight fire with fire.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
All's fair in love and war.
If you build it, they will come.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Attack is the best form of defence.
A watched pot never boils.
There's no place like home.
A house is not a home.
Slow but sure.
Learn to walk before you run.
The wages of sin is death.
Never tell tales out of school.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
All roads lead to Rome.
Give credit where credit is due.
A poor worker blames the tools.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
Get out while the getting is good.
No pain, no gain.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
Money is the root of all evil.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Practice what you preach.
Love will find a way.
It never rains but it pours.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
There's safety in numbers.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
A cat has nine lives.
The best is the enemy of the good.
All you need is love.
The best defence is a good offence.
Strike while the iron is hot.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Each to their own.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
A cat may look at a king.
The Devil looks after his own.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
One person's trash is another person's treasure.
Walls have ears.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
It ain't over, till it's over.
Enough is enough.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
Dead men tell no tales.
Different strokes for different folks.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Bad news travels fast.
Love makes the world go round.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
The Devil is in the details.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Great minds think alike.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Patience is a virtue.
Nothing succeeds like success.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
All's well that ends well.
Talk is cheap.
No news is good news.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Don't rock the boat.
Seeing is believing.
If the cap fits, wear it.
You can't make bricks without straw.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
One hand washes the other.
Third time lucky.
Opposites attract.
Hope springs eternal.
Persuasion is better than force.
To the victor go the spoils.
Misery loves company.
The best things in life are free.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Hide in plain sight.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Good fences make good neighbours.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
Let the buyer beware.
You can have too much of a good thing.
Good talk saves the food.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Manners maketh the man.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Small things amuse small minds.
Easy come, easy go.
A fish always rots from the head.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Clothes do not make the man.
Another day, another dollar.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Moderation in all things.
Nothing new under the sun.
Wonders will never cease.
There are two sides to every question.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
It's best to be on the safe side.
Faith will move mountains.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
First come, first served.
Make haste slowly.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Live and let live.
There's an exception to every rule.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
East, west, home's best.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
Time is money.
Man does not live by bread alone.
Virtue is its own reward.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Still waters run deep.
Every picture tells a story.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
A picture paints a thousand words.
Better safe than sorry.
The bigger, the better.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Forgive and forget.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
A golden key can open any door.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Cold hands, warm heart.
It's never too late to mend.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
Virtue is its own reward.
You can't win them all.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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