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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Horses for courses.
Enough is enough.
The age of miracles is past.
You win some, you lose some.
Make love not war.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
A golden key can open any door.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
Accidents will happen.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
The truth will out.
Learn to walk before you run.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Good things come to those who wait.
Great minds think alike.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Good talk saves the food.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
All's fair in love and war.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
It never rains but it pours.
A thing begun is half done.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Don't throw good money after bad.
No man can serve two masters.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
A cat may look at a king.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
Dead men tell no tales.
Don't rock the boat.
Let well alone.
Money is the root of all evil.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Time will tell.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Pride comes before a fall.
First come, first served.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Cold hands, warm heart.
All's well that ends well.
There's no time like the present.
All you need is love.
All roads lead to Rome.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Talk is cheap.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
Let the buyer beware.
Blood is thicker than water.
To the victor go the spoils.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
A bad penny always turns up.
Different strokes for different folks.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
You reap what you sow.
An army marches on its stomach.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Each to their own.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Money isn't everything.
Silence is golden.
If you build it, they will come.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Two heads are better than one.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Moderation in all things.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Charity begins at home.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
There's safety in numbers.
Third time lucky.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Good fences make good neighbours.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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