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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
If the cap fits, wear it.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Faith will move mountains.
Might is right.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Never tell tales out of school.
Get out while the getting is good.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
Appearances can be deceptive.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Never go to bed on an argument.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
Practice what you preach.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
All the world loves a lover.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
All's well that ends well.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Good things come in small packages.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Everyone has their price.
It takes two to tango.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
When one door shuts, another opens.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Easy come, easy go.
Big fish eat little fish.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Misery loves company.
It's never too late to mend.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Silence is golden.
Haste makes waste.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
Every stick has two ends.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
History repeats itself.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Learn to walk before you run.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
Many hands make light work.
Moderation in all things.
Good talk saves the food.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
Let the dead bury the dead.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
Beggars can't be choosers.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
There's an exception to every rule.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Cheats never prosper.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
Paddle your own canoe.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
What can't be cured must be endured.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
A cat has nine lives.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Oil and water don't mix.
Share and share alike.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
Honesty is the best policy.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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