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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Hope springs eternal.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
The truth will out.
Faith will move mountains.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
It's best to be on the safe side.
Children should be seen and not heard.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Strike while the iron is hot.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
The exception which proves the rule.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
Every picture tells a story.
A man is known by his friends.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Christmas comes but once a year.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
No pain, no gain.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Share and share alike.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
Physician, heal thyself.
It goes without saying.
Virtue is its own reward.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
A thing begun is half done.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Might is right.
An man's home is his castle.
All that glitters is not gold.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
Beware the Ides of March.
Children and fools tell the truth.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Time is money.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Oil and water don't mix.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
Let the dead bury the dead.
Tomorrow is another day.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
It's never too late to mend.
No man is an island.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Give the Devil his due.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
All publicity is good publicity.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Money makes the world go round.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Only the good die young.
You reap what you sow.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Revenge is sweet.
When one door shuts, another opens.
Even a worm will turn.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Manners maketh the man.
To every thing there is a season.
Good fences make good neighbours.
All the world loves a lover.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Life begins at forty.
Misery loves company.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Love makes the world go round.
A dog is a man's best friend.
One person's trash is another person's treasure.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
Crime doesn't pay.
Talk is cheap.
A poor worker blames the tools.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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