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Random Proverbs (x 100)
You can't take it with you.
There's a time and a place for everything.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Moderation in all things.
Actions speak louder than words.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
Blood is thicker than water.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
It takes one to know one.
Talk is cheap.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
Money makes the world go round.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Fight the good fight.
Love makes the world go round.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
A leopard can't change its spots.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
A thing begun is half done.
East is east, and west is west.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Faith will move mountains.
Go the extra mile.
Even a worm will turn.
You can have too much of a good thing.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
If you build it, they will come.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
Good talk saves the food.
Make haste slowly.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Beware the Ides of March.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Let bygones be bygones.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Bad money drives out good.
If you can't be good, be careful.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Everyone has their price.
There's one born every minute.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
It ain't over, till it's over.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Every stick has two ends.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Seek and you shall find.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Beauty is only skin deep.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Cold hands, warm heart.
Do as I say, not as I do.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
A cat has nine lives.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Quid pro quo.
There is honour among thieves.
Once a thief, always a thief.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
In the midst of life we are in death.
You can't win them all.
Attack is the best form of defence.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
Clothes do not make the man.
Time and tide wait for no one.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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