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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Give the Devil his due.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
Handsome is as handsome does.
Physician, heal thyself.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Forgive and forget.
Might is right.
A good man is hard to find.
Many hands make light work.
A stitch in time saves nine.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
If you build it, they will come.
All things must pass.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
Seize the day.
A word to the wise is enough.
Actions speak louder than words.
Two heads are better than one.
Tomorrow is another day.
You are never too old to learn.
Everyone has their price.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Manners maketh the man.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
There is honour among thieves.
Keep your chin up.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
Good things come in small packages.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Crime doesn't pay.
Nine tailors make a man.
Only the good die young.
Possession is nine points of the law.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
A poor worker blames the tools.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
Business before pleasure.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Time is money.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Great minds think alike.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Look before you leap.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Money talks.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Marriages are made in heaven.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
A leopard can't change its spots.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Clothes do not make the man.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
Good fences make good neighbours.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
First things first.
First come, first served.
A watched pot never boils.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
The Devil looks after his own.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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