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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Slow and steady wins the race.
There's no time like the present.
A good man is hard to find.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Crime doesn't pay.
First things first.
Ignorance is bliss.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
It never rains but it pours.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Another day, another dollar.
It's best to be on the safe side.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
Different strokes for different folks.
There is no accounting for tastes.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
Haste makes waste.
Don't rock the boat.
A picture paints a thousand words.
A house is not a home.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
There's safety in numbers.
Get out while the getting is good.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Every dog has its day.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
If you build it, they will come.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
There is honour among thieves.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
The more the merrier.
Christmas comes but once a year.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Only the good die young.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
Love will find a way.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Cold hands, warm heart.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
Only fools and horses work.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
It's all grist to the mill.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Share and share alike.
The early bird gets the worm.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Good talk saves the food.
A person is known by the company they keep.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
Many hands make light work.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
The exception which proves the rule.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Give the Devil his due.
The end justifies the means.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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