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Random Proverbs (x 100)
There's an exception to every rule.
Keep your chin up.
In the midst of life we are in death.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
The Devil looks after his own.
It's best to be on the safe side.
Count your blessings.
No man can serve two masters.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
The pen is mightier than sword.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
There's no place like home.
A watched pot never boils.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
An man's home is his castle.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Variety is the spice of life.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Love is blind.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
A person is known by the company they keep.
The more the merrier.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Little pitchers have big ears.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Learn to walk before you run.
The show must go on.
While there is life, there is hope.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Silence is golden.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
Less said, soon mended.
It never rains but it pours.
Handsome is as handsome does.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Physician, heal thyself.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Silence construes consent.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
To the victor go the spoils.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Everyone has their price.
A good man is hard to find.
Only the good die young.
There's safety in numbers.
Even a worm will turn.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
Put your best foot forward.
All roads lead to Rome.
Live and learn.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
The end justifies the means.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Cheats never prosper.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
The leopard does not change his spots.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
You are never too old to learn.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Quid pro quo.
Practice makes perfect.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
Two heads are better than one.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
God helps those who help themselves.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Never tell tales out of school.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
Moderation in all things.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Manners maketh the man.
Nine tailors make a man.
Don't change horses in midstream.
Charity begins at home.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
A thing begun is half done.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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