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