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Random Proverbs (x 100)
It's better to give than to receive.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Hide in plain sight.
Good things come to those who wait.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Life is what you make it.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
You can't always get what you want.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Let the buyer beware.
Opposites attract.
Marriages are made in heaven.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
The end justifies the means.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Make hay while the sun shines.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
Don't change horses in midstream.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Share and share alike.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Nine tailors make a man.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Still waters run deep.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Count your blessings.
There's a time and a place for everything.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Faith will move mountains.
A fish always rots from the head.
Charity begins at home.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Money isn't everything.
A cat may look at a king.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
Christmas comes but once a year.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
More haste, less speed.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Variety is the spice of life.
When one door shuts, another opens.
There is honour among thieves.
Live and learn.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
A person is known by the company they keep.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
A bad penny always turns up.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
You are what you eat.
Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
Let the dead bury the dead.
You can't win them all.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
All roads lead to Rome.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Any port in a storm.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
It takes one to know one.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Shrouds have no pockets.
To the victor go the spoils.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
Handsome is as handsome does.
Another day, another dollar.
Don't rock the boat.
Give the Devil his due.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
Blood is thicker than water.
One person's trash is another person's treasure.
A golden key can open any door.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
You can have too much of a good thing.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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