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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Make haste slowly.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Money is the root of all evil.
A thing begun is half done.
Business before pleasure.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
The best things in life are free.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
Easy come, easy go.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
All roads lead to Rome.
Better safe than sorry.
History repeats itself.
Keep your powder dry.
A new broom sweeps clean.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Money makes the world go round.
Silence is golden.
Small things amuse small minds.
Tomorrow never comes.
Persuasion is better than force.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Good talk saves the food.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Never speak ill of the dead.
Big fish eat little fish.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
No pain, no gain.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Waste not, want not.
Never give a sucker an even break.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
All publicity is good publicity.
Accidents will happen.
Oil and water don't mix.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Only the good die young.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Physician, heal thyself.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
Let bygones be bygones.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Beware the Ides of March.
Every stick has two ends.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Moderation in all things.
Good things come in small packages.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
The Devil is in the details.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
Crime doesn't pay.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
Many hands make light work.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Even a worm will turn.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Cold hands, warm heart.
Let the buyer beware.
Manners maketh the man.
It's best to be on the safe side.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Every picture tells a story.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
It goes without saying.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Don't throw good money after bad.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
No man can serve two masters.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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