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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Many hands make light work.
Paddle your own canoe.
Don't shoot the messenger.
An army marches on its stomach.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Laughter is the best medicine.
There's a time and a place for everything.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
Good talk saves the food.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
A house is not a home.
Handsome is as handsome does.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Stupid is as stupid does.
It ain't over, till it's over.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
There's no place like home.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
While there is life, there is hope.
Manners maketh the man.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
Money talks.
Time is a great healer.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Faith will move mountains.
A dog is a man's best friend.
Silence construes consent.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Nothing new under the sun.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
The leopard does not change his spots.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
A cat has nine lives.
Every dog has its day.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
Knowledge is power.
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
You are never too old to learn.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
There is honour among thieves.
Hide in plain sight.
No news is good news.
Don't change horses in midstream.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
Bad news travels fast.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Tomorrow never comes.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Don't throw good money after bad.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
There's no time like the present.
To the victor go the spoils.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
The best is the enemy of the good.
A man is known by his friends.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Don't rock the boat.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Another day, another dollar.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Make haste slowly.
It's never too late to mend.
A fish always rots from the head.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Time flies.
Birds of a feather flock together.
A picture paints a thousand words.
Get out while the getting is good.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
It goes without saying.
It's best to be on the safe side.
Never give a sucker an even break.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
It's better to give than to receive.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Like father, like son.
Let the buyer beware.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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