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Random Proverbs (x 100)
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
Strike while the iron is hot.
If the cap fits, wear it.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Revenge is sweet.
Money is the root of all evil.
Never go to bed on an argument.
Nine tailors make a man.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Every picture tells a story.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Each to their own.
A watched pot never boils.
If you build it, they will come.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
Share and share alike.
A word to the wise is enough.
The best-laid plans go astray.
What goes up must come down.
There's safety in numbers.
Curiosity killed the cat.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
You can't take it with you.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
It's better to give than to receive.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
Never tell tales out of school.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Only the good die young.
What can't be cured must be endured.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
Time and tide wait for no one.
There's no time like the present.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Don't rock the boat.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
Nothing new under the sun.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
There are two sides to every question.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Slow but sure.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
A poor worker blames the tools.
East is east, and west is west.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Knowledge is power.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Bad news travels fast.
Children and fools tell the truth.
All good things must come to an end.
Nothing succeeds like success.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
A new broom sweeps clean.
Love is blind.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Good talk saves the food.
One swallow does not a summer make.
Fortune favours the brave.
Hide in plain sight.
Truth will out.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Shrouds have no pockets.
East, west, home's best.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Half a loaf is better than none.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
A golden key can open any door.
Honesty is the best policy.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Handsome is as handsome does.
You can't always get what you want.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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