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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Love is blind.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
The show must go on.
It takes one to know one.
East, west, home's best.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
It goes without saying.
Blood is thicker than water.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Get out while the getting is good.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Speak as you find.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Bad money drives out good.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
A cat may look at a king.
It takes two to tango.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
It's the singer not the song.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
A word to the wise is enough.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Never tell tales out of school.
Practice what you preach.
Variety is the spice of life.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Love makes the world go round.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Don't get mad, get even.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
To every thing there is a season.
Like father, like son.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Business before pleasure.
A dog is a man's best friend.
All good things must come to an end.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Never go to bed on an argument.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
First things first.
You are never too old to learn.
Truth will out.
There's no place like home.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
What goes around comes around.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
A man is known by his friends.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
All good things come to those that wait.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Once a thief, always a thief.
There are two sides to every question.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
A leopard can't change its spots.
All the world loves a lover.
Fortune favours the brave.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
A house is not a home.
Nothing succeeds like success.
What goes up must come down.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
Money is the root of all evil.
Moderation in all things.
The Devil is in the details.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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