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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Nothing succeeds like success.
He who hesitates is lost.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Crime doesn't pay.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Enough is as good as a feast.
A golden key can open any door.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Strike while the iron is hot.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Good things come to those who wait.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
Seeing is believing.
Pearls of wisdom.
If you can't be good, be careful.
A poor worker blames the tools.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
It's the singer not the song.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Attack is the best form of defence.
You can have too much of a good thing.
Still waters run deep.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
Home is where the heart is.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
All good things must come to an end.
The bigger, the better.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
While there is life, there is hope.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
It's better to give than to receive.
Walls have ears.
The truth will out.
East, west, home's best.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Never tell tales out of school.
Two heads are better than one.
Small things amuse small minds.
No news is good news.
Quid pro quo.
Life is what you make it.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Money makes the world go round.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Many hands make light work.
Easy come, easy go.
Christmas comes but once a year.
Better late than never.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
What goes up must come down.
All roads lead to Rome.
Pride comes before a fall.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
All you need is love.
Never speak ill of the dead.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Let bygones be bygones.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Laughter is the best medicine.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Never go to bed on an argument.
First impressions are the most lasting.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Tomorrow never comes.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
Faith will move mountains.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
The leopard does not change his spots.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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