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More haste, less speed.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
It never rains but it pours.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
All good things must come to an end.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Good talk saves the food.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
Put your best foot forward.
There's no time like the present.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Everyone has their price.
Better safe than sorry.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Only the good die young.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Accidents will happen.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
To every thing there is a season.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
The best defence is a good offence.
Count your blessings.
Forgive and forget.
No man can serve two masters.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Bad money drives out good.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Quid pro quo.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Keep your powder dry.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Third time lucky.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Two heads are better than one.
Beware the Ides of March.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
A person is known by the company they keep.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Silence is golden.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
A fish always rots from the head.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Easy come, easy go.
Needs must when the devil drives.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
It's better to give than to receive.
Cheats never prosper.
What goes up must come down.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Enough is as good as a feast.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Every dog has its day.
A picture paints a thousand words.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
No news is good news.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Money is the root of all evil.
Let the dead bury the dead.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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