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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
All things must pass.
Bad money drives out good.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Pearls of wisdom.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
You are what you eat.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Nine tailors make a man.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Persuasion is better than force.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
Let the dead bury the dead.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Fight the good fight.
Wonders will never cease.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
Every picture tells a story.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Money isn't everything.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
Hide in plain sight.
Fight fire with fire.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
Keep your powder dry.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Patience is a virtue.
Cold hands, warm heart.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
No news is good news.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
Truth will out.
Children and fools tell the truth.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
There's an exception to every rule.
One good deed deserves another.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Put your best foot forward.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Stupid is as stupid does.
The best defence is a good offence.
One hand washes the other.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Once bitten, twice shy.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
Big fish eat little fish.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
You can't take it with you.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Third time lucky.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
Don't get mad, get even.
Knowledge is power.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
A golden key can open any door.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Revenge is sweet.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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