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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Love makes the world go round.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
You are never too old to learn.
No news is good news.
Big fish eat little fish.
There's no smoke without fire.
History repeats itself.
Nothing new under the sun.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Every stick has two ends.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
There's an exception to every rule.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Seize the day.
Even a worm will turn.
There's one born every minute.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Youth is wasted on the young.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
A dog is a man's best friend.
Time is a great healer.
What can't be cured must be endured.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
One good deed deserves another.
Like father, like son.
Tomorrow never comes.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
First impressions are the most lasting.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
It's all grist to the mill.
Look before you leap.
Cheats never prosper.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
Virtue is its own reward.
Give the Devil his due.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Fight the good fight.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
One person's trash is another person's treasure.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
East is east, and west is west.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
Good things come in small packages.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
There are two sides to every question.
Good talk saves the food.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
A person is known by the company they keep.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
All that glitters is not gold.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
East, west, home's best.
Cold hands, warm heart.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Keep your powder dry.
Persuasion is better than force.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Make hay while the sun shines.
No rest for the wicked.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Don't change horses in midstream.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Put your best foot forward.
The customer is always right.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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