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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Less is more.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
Forgive and forget.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
You are what you eat.
Bad news travels fast.
The best is the enemy of the good.
The end justifies the means.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Tomorrow never comes.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
To the victor go the spoils.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Keep your powder dry.
There's no time like the present.
One swallow does not a summer make.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
A word to the wise is enough.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
All the world loves a lover.
East, west, home's best.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Look before you leap.
The best-laid plans go astray.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Variety is the spice of life.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Pride comes before a fall.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
Everyone has their price.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Always put your best foot forward.
The Devil is in the details.
There's a time and a place for everything.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Virtue is its own reward.
Great minds think alike.
Talk is cheap.
Never go to bed on an argument.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Any port in a storm.
First things first.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
A fish always rots from the head.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
For everything there is a season.
Forewarned is forearmed.
You can have too much of a good thing.
No pain, no gain.
History repeats itself.
What can't be cured must be endured.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Enough is enough.
Revenge is sweet.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
It ain't over, till it's over.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Learn to walk before you run.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
Home is where the heart is.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
Life is what you make it.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
East is east, and west is west.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Birds of a feather flock together.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
Time is money.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Only the good die young.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
The best defence is a good offence.
You can't take it with you.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
The customer is always right.
All's well that ends well.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
A watched pot never boils.
Love makes the world go round.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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