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Random Proverbs (x 100)
All publicity is good publicity.
The truth will out.
Talk is cheap.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
All roads lead to Rome.
Time is money.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Only the good die young.
Every stick has two ends.
Bad money drives out good.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
It goes without saying.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
A fish always rots from the head.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
Big fish eat little fish.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
Blood is thicker than water.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Make haste slowly.
There's a time and a place for everything.
Make love not war.
Small things amuse small minds.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
Never tell tales out of school.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Tomorrow is another day.
A man is known by his friends.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Great minds think alike.
There's one born every minute.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Still waters run deep.
Count your blessings.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
The best defence is a good offence.
Never go to bed on an argument.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
The wages of sin is death.
The age of miracles is past.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Strike while the iron is hot.
No rest for the wicked.
It's the singer not the song.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
Clothes do not make the man.
Better safe than sorry.
A person is known by the company they keep.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Go the extra mile.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Many hands make light work.
A house is not a home.
The best-laid plans go astray.
You can't take it with you.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
Give credit where credit is due.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
A bad penny always turns up.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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