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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Forewarned is forearmed.
While there is life, there is hope.
Good fences make good neighbours.
A poor worker blames the tools.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Once a thief, always a thief.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
The wages of sin is death.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
The exception which proves the rule.
A word to the wise is enough.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
A watched pot never boils.
An man's home is his castle.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
No rest for the wicked.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Hope springs eternal.
Blood is thicker than water.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Two heads are better than one.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
There are two sides to every question.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Keep your chin up.
Money talks.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
There's no place like home.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Give the Devil his due.
Might is right.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
Misery loves company.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
Beware the Ides of March.
Still waters run deep.
First things first.
Wonders will never cease.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Let well alone.
The more the merrier.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
Don't rock the boat.
Love makes the world go round.
Do as I say, not as I do.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Give credit where credit is due.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Never go to bed on an argument.
Another day, another dollar.
A fish always rots from the head.
East is east, and west is west.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
Tomorrow is another day.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
Accidents will happen.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
East, west, home's best.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
One person's trash is another person's treasure.
There's a time and a place for everything.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
All things must pass.
Everyone has their price.
Bad news travels fast.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
The best-laid plans go astray.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Even a worm will turn.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Never tell tales out of school.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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