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Random Proverbs (x 100)
An empty vessel makes much noise.
Easy come, easy go.
Walls have ears.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Live and let live.
Great minds think alike.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Less is more.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Look before you leap.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
Hope springs eternal.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
Might is right.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Time is money.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Nine tailors make a man.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
A cat may look at a king.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
No pain, no gain.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
Don't throw good money after bad.
Never go to bed on an argument.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
You can't take it with you.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Count your blessings.
It's better to give than to receive.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Never speak ill of the dead.
A miss is as good as a mile.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
A watched pot never boils.
All you need is love.
Handsome is as handsome does.
Fortune favours the brave.
A person is known by the company they keep.
Each to their own.
A stitch in time saves nine.
East, west, home's best.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Slow but sure.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
The early bird gets the worm.
Persuasion is better than force.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Seek and you shall find.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
In the midst of life we are in death.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
Seeing is believing.
History repeats itself.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
First come, first served.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
The Devil looks after his own.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
The customer is always right.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
Fight the good fight.
A word to the wise is enough.
Keep your powder dry.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
Time flies.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Let bygones be bygones.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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