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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Half a loaf is better than none.
Speak as you find.
Life is what you make it.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
Hide in plain sight.
Crime doesn't pay.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Share and share alike.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Clothes do not make the man.
Big fish eat little fish.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Any port in a storm.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
First things first.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
There's no place like home.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
A stitch in time saves nine.
It's the singer not the song.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Good fences make good neighbours.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Once bitten, twice shy.
While there is life, there is hope.
Don't get mad, get even.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
A person is known by the company they keep.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Misery loves company.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
A thing begun is half done.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
All publicity is good publicity.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Different strokes for different folks.
If you can't be good, be careful.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Nothing new under the sun.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Little pitchers have big ears.
Don't change horses in midstream.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
Never go to bed on an argument.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
All good things come to those that wait.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Actions speak louder than words.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Tomorrow is another day.
More haste, less speed.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
If you build it, they will come.
Blood is thicker than water.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
It's never too late to mend.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
East, west, home's best.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
Small things amuse small minds.
Nine tailors make a man.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
Every dog has its day.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
You are never too old to learn.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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