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Random Proverbs (x 100)
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
Even a worm will turn.
Crime doesn't pay.
Home is where the heart is.
Pearls of wisdom.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
Time will tell.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
All's fair in love and war.
The wages of sin is death.
Little pitchers have big ears.
All you need is love.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Actions speak louder than words.
Let the buyer beware.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
Beware the Ides of March.
Might is right.
The exception which proves the rule.
Walls have ears.
Charity begins at home.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
When one door shuts, another opens.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
A watched pot never boils.
A poor worker blames the tools.
Money talks.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
If the cap fits, wear it.
The show must go on.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Let the dead bury the dead.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Honesty is the best policy.
There's an exception to every rule.
Don't rock the boat.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Fortune favours the brave.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
A bad penny always turns up.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
Fight the good fight.
You are never too old to learn.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Time flies.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Live and learn.
Youth is wasted on the young.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
Ignorance is bliss.
Love makes the world go round.
It's all grist to the mill.
First things first.
Let bygones be bygones.
All the world loves a lover.
Go the extra mile.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
An army marches on its stomach.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Keep your powder dry.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Time is money.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Hope springs eternal.
Bad news travels fast.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
There is no accounting for tastes.
A miss is as good as a mile.
A good man is hard to find.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Another day, another dollar.
Once a thief, always a thief.
It takes two to tango.
To every thing there is a season.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Paddle your own canoe.
Seek and you shall find.
Great minds think alike.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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