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Random Proverbs (x 100)
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Slow but sure.
There's no smoke without fire.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Charity begins at home.
Pearls of wisdom.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
To the victor go the spoils.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
The best defence is a good offence.
You reap what you sow.
Let bygones be bygones.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
You are never too old to learn.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
Different strokes for different folks.
Manners maketh the man.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
It takes two to tango.
Home is where the heart is.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
A man is known by his friends.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Don't rock the boat.
Actions speak louder than words.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
There is no accounting for tastes.
The pen is mightier than sword.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Variety is the spice of life.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Make love not war.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
Every picture tells a story.
Good talk saves the food.
Keep your powder dry.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
There's no place like home.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Crime doesn't pay.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Life begins at forty.
For everything there is a season.
Faith will move mountains.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Truth will out.
All publicity is good publicity.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
The more the merrier.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
Great minds think alike.
Oil and water don't mix.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Everyone has their price.
Dead men tell no tales.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
It goes without saying.
Possession is nine points of the law.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
Hide in plain sight.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
It takes one to know one.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
There's a time and a place for everything.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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