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They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
Waste not, want not.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
An man's home is his castle.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Man does not live by bread alone.
Let the dead bury the dead.
You can have too much of a good thing.
There's no smoke without fire.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
It's better to give than to receive.
Third time lucky.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
The best things in life are free.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
Half a loaf is better than none.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Physician, heal thyself.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
He who hesitates is lost.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Attack is the best form of defence.
Honesty is the best policy.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Always put your best foot forward.
Virtue is its own reward.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Time flies.
The best is the enemy of the good.
To every thing there is a season.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Money isn't everything.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
The show must go on.
Nothing new under the sun.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Fortune favours the brave.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
To the victor go the spoils.
Misery loves company.
Accidents will happen.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Business before pleasure.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
All good things must come to an end.
Learn to walk before you run.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
The more the merrier.
Let bygones be bygones.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Life is what you make it.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Ignorance is bliss.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
Don't upset the apple-cart.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Crime doesn't pay.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
A thing begun is half done.
Never give a sucker an even break.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Patience is a virtue.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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