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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Give credit where credit is due.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Moderation in all things.
An man's home is his castle.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
It takes two to tango.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Good talk saves the food.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
Only the good die young.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
Bad money drives out good.
One swallow does not a summer make.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
A watched pot never boils.
All the world loves a lover.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Life begins at forty.
Truth will out.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
For everything there is a season.
The early bird gets the worm.
All roads lead to Rome.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
A golden key can open any door.
Give the Devil his due.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Paddle your own canoe.
There are two sides to every question.
You win some, you lose some.
Cheats never prosper.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Make love not war.
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
A bad penny always turns up.
Time is money.
Only fools and horses work.
The age of miracles is past.
Misery loves company.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Never tell tales out of school.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Good things come to those who wait.
A cat has nine lives.
Many hands make light work.
The pen is mightier than sword.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
All publicity is good publicity.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
Make hay while the sun shines.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
Great minds think alike.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Third time lucky.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
You can have too much of a good thing.
Good fences make good neighbours.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
All good things must come to an end.
It never rains but it pours.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
Less said, soon mended.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Appearances can be deceptive.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
It's all grist to the mill.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Every dog has its day.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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