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A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Opposites attract.
Don't throw good money after bad.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
If you can't be good, be careful.
The Devil looks after his own.
What goes up must come down.
Accidents will happen.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
The best things in life are free.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Don't shoot the messenger.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
All good things must come to an end.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
All's well that ends well.
Don't get mad, get even.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Different strokes for different folks.
Fortune favours the brave.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
A watched pot never boils.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
Every stick has two ends.
Bad money drives out good.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
Knowledge is power.
Many hands make light work.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
A poor worker blames the tools.
Great minds think alike.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
You win some, you lose some.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Seek and you shall find.
All roads lead to Rome.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Speak as you find.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
The wages of sin is death.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
A golden key can open any door.
A bad penny always turns up.
A cat may look at a king.
One good deed deserves another.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
To every thing there is a season.
Quid pro quo.
Tomorrow never comes.
Christmas comes but once a year.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
There's one born every minute.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Keep your chin up.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Money talks.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
Go the extra mile.
Tomorrow is another day.
No pain, no gain.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Let bygones be bygones.
You reap what you sow.
A person is known by the company they keep.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Honesty is the best policy.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Revenge is sweet.
No news is good news.
There are two sides to every question.
Beggars can't be choosers.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
All good things come to those that wait.
Good talk saves the food.
Charity begins at home.
Make haste slowly.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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