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Random Proverbs (x 500)

Money makes the world go round.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

There are none so blind as those, that will not see.

Keep your chin up.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

He who hesitates is lost.

No man can serve two masters.

The show must go on.

The best is the enemy of the good.

One hand washes the other.

Moderation in all things.

More haste, less speed.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Christmas comes but once a year.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

You can't always get what you want.

Learn to walk before you run.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Every picture tells a story.

It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Might is right.

Only the good die young.

Better safe than sorry.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Less is more.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

You can't win them all.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Waste not, want not.

Beggars can't be choosers.

All's fair in love and war.

He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Only fools and horses work.

Business before pleasure.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Physician, heal thyself.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The age of miracles is past.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Everyone has their price.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It's the empty can that makes the most noise.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A man is known by his friends.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A leopard can't change its spots.

East, west, home's best.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Seeing is believing.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Clothes do not make the man.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A word to the wise is enough.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Patience is a virtue.

Time flies.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Quid pro quo.

Misery loves company.

Once a thief, always a thief.

It ain't over, till it's over.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Get out while the getting is good.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

It's better to give than to receive.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The early bird gets the worm.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Great minds think alike.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A watched pot never boils.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.

Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.

Blood is thicker than water.

You are never too old to learn.

Speak as you find.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Let bygones be bygones.

Love will find a way.

A good man is hard to find.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Seize the day.

Third time lucky.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

First things first.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

If the cap fits, wear it.

There's no place like home.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Nine tailors make a man.

History repeats itself.

All roads lead to Rome.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Live and let live.

The wages of sin is death.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Different strokes for different folks.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Share and share alike.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Faith will move mountains.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Opposites attract.

Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

If you can't be good, be careful.

If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.

Slow but sure.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Money talks.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A cat may look at a king.

Tomorrow never comes.

Slow and steady wins the race.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Handsome is as handsome does.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.

Even a worm will turn.

It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Live and learn.

No man is an island.

Hide in plain sight.

Virtue is its own reward.

A golden key can open any door.

What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Put your best foot forward.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

All things must pass.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A fish always rots from the head.

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

The more the merrier.

A thing begun is half done.

A bad penny always turns up.

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

Less said, soon mended.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Another day, another dollar.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

It goes without saying.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Good things come to those who wait.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

Let the buyer beware.

It's all grist to the mill.

Crime doesn't pay.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

While the cat's away, the mice will play.

Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The customer is always right.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Every stick has two ends.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.

You can have too much of a good thing.

The end justifies the means.

East is east, and west is west.

You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.

Love makes the world go round.

If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Forgive and forget.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Fight the good fight.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

There are two sides to every question.

All's well that ends well.

There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.

Pride comes before a fall.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don't shoot the messenger.

You can't make bricks without straw.

No pain, no gain.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

It's the singer not the song.

Hope springs eternal.

Don't test the depth of water with both feet.

Don't get mad, get even.

The bigger, the better.

All good things come to those that wait.

Practice makes perfect.

Children should be seen and not heard.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

Enough is as good as a feast.

The truth will out.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

The Devil is in the details.

Big fish eat little fish.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

It takes two to tango.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Home is where the heart is.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

It takes one to know one.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

There's safety in numbers.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.

Honesty is the best policy.

All good things must come to an end.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

There's an exception to every rule.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Each to their own.

Small things amuse small minds.

A person is known by the company they keep.

You reap what you sow.

It's better to wear out, than to rust.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Count your blessings.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Love is blind.

To the victor go the spoils.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Wonders will never cease.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Talk is cheap.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

You win some, you lose some.

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Give credit where credit is due.

Possession is nine points of the law.

As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.

Money isn't everything.

Time will tell.

What goes around comes around.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

Give the Devil his due.

The exception which proves the rule.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Tomorrow is another day.

What goes up must come down.

Enough is enough.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

One law for the rich and another law for the poor.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

The pen is mightier than sword.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

There is honour among thieves.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Knowledge is power.

Shrouds have no pockets.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Two heads are better than one.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Silence construes consent.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.

Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Like father, like son.

A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

To live by the sword is to die by the sword.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

You can't take it with you.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Never tell tales out of school.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Walls have ears.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Actions speak louder than words.

The Devil looks after his own.

A house is not a home.

Better late than never.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Let the dead bury the dead.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

All you need is love.

Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't rock the boat.

Nothing new under the sun.

Life begins at forty.

In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.

One person's trash is another person's treasure.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.

Haste makes waste.

If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.

Persuasion is better than force.

Truth will out.

Charity begins at home.

You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Time is a great healer.

There's none so blind as those who will not see.

Practice what you preach.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.

One man's meat is another man's poison.

Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.

Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.

Make hay while the sun shines.

It never rains but it pours.

The best defence is a good offence.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't change horses in midstream.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

Beware the Ides of March.

Bad news travels fast.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

All the world loves a lover.

Good things come in small packages.

It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Seek and you shall find.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

While there is life, there is hope.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The best things in life are free.

Life is what you make it.

Stupid is as stupid does.

It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.

Any port in a storm.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

One good deed deserves another.

There's no time like the present.

Always put your best foot forward.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

No news is good news.

Variety is the spice of life.

Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Many hands make light work.

Paddle your own canoe.

Appearances can be deceptive.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Make haste slowly.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

Cheats never prosper.

First come, first served.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Money is the root of all evil.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Every dog has its day.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

It's never too late to mend.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

There's one born every minute.

Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Go the extra mile.

God helps those who help themselves.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Ignorance is bliss.

If you build it, they will come.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

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