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Random Proverbs (x 100)
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Money makes the world go round.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
Even a worm will turn.
Less said, soon mended.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
There's one born every minute.
Shrouds have no pockets.
A stitch in time saves nine.
For everything there is a season.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Strike while the iron is hot.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
All's fair in love and war.
If you can't be good, be careful.
Virtue is its own reward.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Patience is a virtue.
No pain, no gain.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
A cat has nine lives.
No rest for the wicked.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Every dog has its day.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
A fish always rots from the head.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
There's no fool like an old fool.
All the world loves a lover.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Dead men tell no tales.
Love will find a way.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
Don't rock the boat.
Clothes do not make the man.
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Make love not war.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Let well alone.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Give credit where credit is due.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Speak as you find.
There's no place like home.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
What can't be cured must be endured.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Small things amuse small minds.
He who hesitates is lost.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
You can't take it with you.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
Faith will move mountains.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Time will tell.
If you build it, they will come.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Never give a sucker an even break.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Manners maketh the man.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Actions speak louder than words.
Beggars can't be choosers.
A man is known by his friends.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Slow and steady wins the race.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
You can have too much of a good thing.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
The Devil looks after his own.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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