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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Practice makes perfect.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
The end justifies the means.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Time and tide wait for no one.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
It's better to give than to receive.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
Once a thief, always a thief.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Make love not war.
Honesty is the best policy.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
First things first.
Let the dead bury the dead.
Laughter is the best medicine.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
What goes around comes around.
Fight the good fight.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
You can have too much of a good thing.
Blood is thicker than water.
The wages of sin is death.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
No news is good news.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
If you can't be good, be careful.
Fortune favours the brave.
To every thing there is a season.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
The pen is mightier than sword.
Big fish eat little fish.
Let bygones be bygones.
No man can serve two masters.
Live and let live.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
The age of miracles is past.
Still waters run deep.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
Don't get mad, get even.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Christmas comes but once a year.
A bad penny always turns up.
You can't always get what you want.
There is honour among thieves.
Oil and water don't mix.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
It's never too late to mend.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Don't rock the boat.
Once bitten, twice shy.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
You are never too old to learn.
Nine tailors make a man.
When one door shuts, another opens.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Appearances can be deceptive.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
There's one born every minute.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Like father, like son.
Money isn't everything.
Enough is enough.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
History repeats itself.
Give the Devil his due.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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