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Random Proverbs (x 100)
An army marches on its stomach.
Home is where the heart is.
Seek and you shall find.
Hide in plain sight.
A new broom sweeps clean.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
Never speak ill of the dead.
Love is blind.
Pearls of wisdom.
The show must go on.
The age of miracles is past.
Another day, another dollar.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Forgive and forget.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Learn to walk before you run.
Make haste slowly.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
Give the Devil his due.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
What goes around comes around.
You are what you eat.
It's all grist to the mill.
A picture paints a thousand words.
Variety is the spice of life.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
The truth will out.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Do as I say, not as I do.
When one door shuts, another opens.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
No man can serve two masters.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Better late than never.
Silence construes consent.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
A dog is a man's best friend.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
More haste, less speed.
A watched pot never boils.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Third time lucky.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Crime doesn't pay.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Oil and water don't mix.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
You can't always get what you want.
Moderation in all things.
Easy come, easy go.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Give credit where credit is due.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Bad money drives out good.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Speak as you find.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Live and let live.
All the world loves a lover.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Still waters run deep.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
If you build it, they will come.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
All's fair in love and war.
There's an exception to every rule.
Let well alone.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
God helps those who help themselves.
What goes up must come down.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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