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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Know which side your bread is buttered.
The best things in life are free.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
Birds of a feather flock together.
It's never too late to mend.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Any port in a storm.
Once bitten, twice shy.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
The show must go on.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Haste makes waste.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
A cat may look at a king.
Business before pleasure.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
An army marches on its stomach.
Every dog has its day.
If you can't be good, be careful.
A poor worker blames the tools.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
If you build it, they will come.
One good deed deserves another.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
It ain't over, till it's over.
Every stick has two ends.
Make love not war.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
There's one born every minute.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
The best defence is a good offence.
Practice makes perfect.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
A fish always rots from the head.
Let the buyer beware.
There's no smoke without fire.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
Never speak ill of the dead.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
An man's home is his castle.
All you need is love.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
It's better to give than to receive.
There's no place like home.
Fight the good fight.
Speak as you find.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
Youth is wasted on the young.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
A word to the wise is enough.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
It's all grist to the mill.
The age of miracles is past.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
Don't get mad, get even.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
It's best to be on the safe side.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Big fish eat little fish.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Seize the day.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Actions speak louder than words.
What can't be cured must be endured.
It takes one to know one.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
A dog is a man's best friend.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
A watched pot never boils.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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