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Random Proverbs (x 500)

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Persuasion is better than force.

Cold hands, warm heart.

He who hesitates is lost.

Seeing is believing.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A man is known by his friends.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Money talks.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Actions speak louder than words.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A thing begun is half done.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

You can't win them all.

Charity begins at home.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Bad news travels fast.

First things first.

No man is an island.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Beauty is only skin deep.

All roads lead to Rome.

Put your best foot forward.

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

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

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Enough is enough.

Love is blind.

Seek and you shall find.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Get out while the getting is good.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A watched pot never boils.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Money makes the world go round.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Little pitchers have big ears.

What goes around comes around.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The Devil is in the details.

Cheats never prosper.

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Money is the root of all evil.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Hide in plain sight.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Make hay while the sun shines.

If you can't be good, be careful.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The best defence is a good offence.

Still waters run deep.

No man can serve two masters.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Silence is golden.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Like father, like son.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A good man is hard to find.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

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

Practice makes perfect.

You win some, you lose some.

Nine tailors make a man.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Patience is a virtue.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.

Let well alone.

Oil and water don't mix.

Time is a great healer.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Business before pleasure.

The more the merrier.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The end justifies the means.

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

Look before you leap.

All you need is love.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Opposites attract.

A fish always rots from the head.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

East, west, home's best.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

There's no time like the present.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Horses for courses.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Silence construes consent.

Love makes the world go round.

Life begins at forty.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Variety is the spice of life.

There's no fool like an old fool.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Make haste slowly.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Live and learn.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

What goes up must come down.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

To every thing there is a season.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Forgive and forget.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

The wages of sin is death.

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

You are never too old to learn.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Each to their own.

Less said, soon mended.

Only the good die young.

A bad penny always turns up.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Talk is cheap.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Life is what you make it.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Time will tell.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Faith will move mountains.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Another day, another dollar.

Fight the good fight.

Birds of a feather flock together.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Time is money.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Everyone has their price.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The best things in life are free.

The bigger, the better.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Go the extra mile.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

All publicity is good publicity.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Many hands make light work.

What can't be cured must be endured.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Let the buyer beware.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The exception which proves the rule.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Big fish eat little fish.

The show must go on.

Only fools and horses work.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Every picture tells a story.

East is east, and west is west.

Beware the Ides of March.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Children should be seen and not heard.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

For everything there is a season.

It's never too late to mend.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A stitch in time saves nine.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Waste not, want not.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

A house is not a home.

Walls have ears.

There are two sides to every question.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Home is where the heart is.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A word to the wise is enough.

Virtue is its own reward.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

You reap what you sow.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

It's better to give than to receive.

Money isn't everything.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Knowledge is power.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

It's all grist to the mill.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

An army marches on its stomach.

A cat may look at a king.

There's one born every minute.

The customer is always right.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

No pain, no gain.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Manners maketh the man.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Haste makes waste.

Time flies.

Keep your chin up.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Easy come, easy go.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Better safe than sorry.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Physician, heal thyself.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Better late than never.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Great minds think alike.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

All's well that ends well.

All's fair in love and war.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Truth will out.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Misery loves company.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Once bitten, twice shy.

The age of miracles is past.

There's safety in numbers.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Revenge is sweet.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Every dog has its day.

It goes without saying.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Any port in a storm.

Every stick has two ends.

You are what you eat.

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Attack is the best form of defence.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Different strokes for different folks.

Third time lucky.

Tomorrow is another day.

Honesty is the best policy.

Do as I say, not as I do.

First come, first served.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

In the midst of life we are in death.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The truth will out.

A cat has nine lives.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Speak as you find.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Quid pro quo.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

One hand washes the other.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Wonders will never cease.

It takes two to tango.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

It takes one to know one.

Never tell tales out of school.

Share and share alike.

There is honour among thieves.

Accidents will happen.

Fight fire with fire.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Live and let live.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

One swallow does not a summer make.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

One good deed deserves another.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

All the world loves a lover.

No rest for the wicked.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

No news is good news.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

It's the singer not the song.

Count your blessings.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Good fences make good neighbours.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Two heads are better than one.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Keep your powder dry.

Ignorance is bliss.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A golden key can open any door.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The Devil looks after his own.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There's no smoke without fire.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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