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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Tomorrow never comes.
Any port in a storm.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Oil and water don't mix.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Keep your chin up.
Silence is golden.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
You are never too old to learn.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
Money talks.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Beggars can't be choosers.
History repeats itself.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Share and share alike.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
A good man is hard to find.
Virtue is its own reward.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Blood is thicker than water.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
The end justifies the means.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
A man is known by his friends.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
First impressions are the most lasting.
There's no fool like an old fool.
More haste, less speed.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Don't throw good money after bad.
Speak as you find.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
A picture paints a thousand words.
Practice what you preach.
The pen is mightier than sword.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Forewarned is forearmed.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Attack is the best form of defence.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
A bad penny always turns up.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
Keep your powder dry.
Man does not live by bread alone.
Don't rock the boat.
A cat may look at a king.
It takes one to know one.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
The leopard does not change his spots.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
Fight fire with fire.
Life begins at forty.
All things must pass.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Silence construes consent.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Accidents will happen.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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