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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Tomorrow never comes.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Always put your best foot forward.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Strike while the iron is hot.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
Truth will out.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
A golden key can open any door.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Two heads are better than one.
The best things in life are free.
Appearances can be deceptive.
Paddle your own canoe.
It takes two to tango.
Go the extra mile.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
There's one born every minute.
All you need is love.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
The Devil looks after his own.
A good man is hard to find.
You reap what you sow.
Seize the day.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
Even a worm will turn.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
Silence construes consent.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
Enough is as good as a feast.
The best defence is a good offence.
Time is a great healer.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
One good deed deserves another.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
Learn to walk before you run.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
Charity begins at home.
Time flies.
There's no smoke without fire.
Nothing new under the sun.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Man does not live by bread alone.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Money makes the world go round.
Easy come, easy go.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Quid pro quo.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
One swallow does not a summer make.
One hand washes the other.
Better late than never.
Keep your powder dry.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Curiosity killed the cat.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Don't get mad, get even.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
It's better to give than to receive.
There's no place like home.
Children and fools tell the truth.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Big fish eat little fish.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
Less said, soon mended.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Virtue is its own reward.
To the victor go the spoils.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
A house is not a home.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
The Devil is in the details.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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