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Random Proverbs (x 100)
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Only the good die young.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
Slow but sure.
What goes up must come down.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
Quid pro quo.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Only fools and horses work.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
To every thing there is a season.
Many hands make light work.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
Love is blind.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Easy come, easy go.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
Different strokes for different folks.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
There's no smoke without fire.
Every dog has its day.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
You reap what you sow.
A word to the wise is enough.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Less said, soon mended.
Misery loves company.
Ignorance is bliss.
No pain, no gain.
Love makes the world go round.
Moderation in all things.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
Actions speak louder than words.
Any port in a storm.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
When one door shuts, another opens.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Talk is cheap.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Cheats never prosper.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Let the buyer beware.
Strike while the iron is hot.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Big fish eat little fish.
Better late than never.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
A stitch in time saves nine.
The leopard does not change his spots.
Attack is the best form of defence.
Clothes do not make the man.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
A person is known by the company they keep.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Pearls of wisdom.
Look before you leap.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
The show must go on.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Don't change horses in midstream.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
To the victor go the spoils.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Horses for courses.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
Practice what you preach.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
A leopard can't change its spots.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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