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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Haste makes waste.
He who hesitates is lost.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
Bad news travels fast.
Let the dead bury the dead.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Pearls of wisdom.
All good things come to those that wait.
There's one born every minute.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Christmas comes but once a year.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
East, west, home's best.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
If you build it, they will come.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Virtue is its own reward.
It goes without saying.
All that glitters is not gold.
The leopard does not change his spots.
Charity begins at home.
To every thing there is a season.
Slow but sure.
It's all grist to the mill.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
A person is known by the company they keep.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
Slow and steady wins the race.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
It's better to give than to receive.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Good things come in small packages.
Live and learn.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
It takes two to tango.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
No pain, no gain.
It ain't over, till it's over.
Actions speak louder than words.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
Accidents will happen.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Learn to walk before you run.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
You can't always get what you want.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
A watched pot never boils.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
All you need is love.
The best defence is a good offence.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
While there is life, there is hope.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Easy come, easy go.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
No man is an island.
Nothing succeeds like success.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
Any port in a storm.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
No man can serve two masters.
To the victor go the spoils.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Make love not war.
Look before you leap.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
The exception which proves the rule.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Pride comes before a fall.
You can't win them all.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
There's no fool like an old fool.
It takes one to know one.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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