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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
Everyone has their price.
It's never too late to mend.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Never go to bed on an argument.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
While there is life, there is hope.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Speak as you find.
Every stick has two ends.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
All's well that ends well.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
The wages of sin is death.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
Two heads are better than one.
Hide in plain sight.
Great minds think alike.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Fortune favours the brave.
Good things come to those who wait.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
The best defence is a good offence.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
It's the singer not the song.
Physician, heal thyself.
Seeing is believing.
Money talks.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Shrouds have no pockets.
There's no smoke without fire.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Revenge is sweet.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Only the good die young.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Another day, another dollar.
Variety is the spice of life.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
A house is not a home.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
The end justifies the means.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Give credit where credit is due.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
Horses for courses.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Appearances can be deceptive.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
All roads lead to Rome.
One good deed deserves another.
All you need is love.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Never speak ill of the dead.
Let well alone.
There's no time like the present.
The Devil looks after his own.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Better safe than sorry.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Money is the root of all evil.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
For everything there is a season.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Possession is nine points of the law.
If you can't be good, be careful.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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