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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
You can't always get what you want.
Let the buyer beware.
There's no place like home.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
It takes one to know one.
It's all grist to the mill.
The pen is mightier than sword.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
Always put your best foot forward.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
All good things come to those that wait.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Haste makes waste.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Pearls of wisdom.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Another day, another dollar.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
First things first.
Wonders will never cease.
A poor worker blames the tools.
Manners maketh the man.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
Better late than never.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
A dog is a man's best friend.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Slow but sure.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
All the world loves a lover.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
The show must go on.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
Appearances can be deceptive.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
Love makes the world go round.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
Love will find a way.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
One swallow does not a summer make.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Nothing new under the sun.
Practice what you preach.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
It ain't over, till it's over.
History repeats itself.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
It never rains but it pours.
The truth will out.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Walls have ears.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Never go to bed on an argument.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
There's no fool like an old fool.
A golden key can open any door.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Give credit where credit is due.
Variety is the spice of life.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
A word to the wise is enough.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
The more the merrier.
A miss is as good as a mile.
All good things must come to an end.
There's no smoke without fire.
For everything there is a season.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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