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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
The leopard does not change his spots.
Put your best foot forward.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
The end justifies the means.
Slow but sure.
Little pitchers have big ears.
Silence is golden.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
You can't take it with you.
Charity begins at home.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Man does not live by bread alone.
Misery loves company.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Fight the good fight.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
Persuasion is better than force.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
It takes two to tango.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
The truth will out.
The Devil looks after his own.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
There is no accounting for tastes.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
There's safety in numbers.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Share and share alike.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Quid pro quo.
All roads lead to Rome.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Let the buyer beware.
It's never too late to mend.
Time is money.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Variety is the spice of life.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Live and let live.
East, west, home's best.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Time flies.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
Love makes the world go round.
A man is known by his friends.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
There's one born every minute.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
Once a thief, always a thief.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
To the victor go the spoils.
What goes around comes around.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
Good things come to those who wait.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Opposites attract.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
Only fools and horses work.
All that glitters is not gold.
You win some, you lose some.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
A watched pot never boils.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
Never speak ill of the dead.
Money isn't everything.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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