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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Time and tide wait for no one.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Great minds think alike.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Better late than never.
Silence is golden.
History repeats itself.
Every picture tells a story.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Paddle your own canoe.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
A poor worker blames the tools.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
There's no smoke without fire.
There's a time and a place for everything.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
A house is not a home.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
No man can serve two masters.
Dead men tell no tales.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Appearances can be deceptive.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
All good things must come to an end.
The exception which proves the rule.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
All roads lead to Rome.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Share and share alike.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
Hope springs eternal.
Only the good die young.
It ain't over, till it's over.
Make haste slowly.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Money talks.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
In the midst of life we are in death.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
The Devil is in the details.
A golden key can open any door.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
It's better to give than to receive.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
Revenge is sweet.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
The bigger, the better.
Look before you leap.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Like father, like son.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
The customer is always right.
Money is the root of all evil.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Make hay while the sun shines.
There is honour among thieves.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Forewarned is forearmed.
An man's home is his castle.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Handsome is as handsome does.
It's best to be on the safe side.
Many hands make light work.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
You are what you eat.
You are never too old to learn.
To the victor go the spoils.
Stupid is as stupid does.
A picture paints a thousand words.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
Life is what you make it.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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