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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
Crime doesn't pay.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
More haste, less speed.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
To every thing there is a season.
Less is more.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
The leopard does not change his spots.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Better safe than sorry.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
All publicity is good publicity.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Don't get mad, get even.
The best defence is a good offence.
Faith will move mountains.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Always put your best foot forward.
Only the good die young.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Don't change horses in midstream.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
Talk is cheap.
All good things must come to an end.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
An man's home is his castle.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Every stick has two ends.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Keep your powder dry.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Never tell tales out of school.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
A cat has nine lives.
A golden key can open any door.
Look before you leap.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Speak as you find.
There are two sides to every question.
The Devil is in the details.
Children and fools tell the truth.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
What can't be cured must be endured.
Pearls of wisdom.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Youth is wasted on the young.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
While there is life, there is hope.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
One good deed deserves another.
Ignorance is bliss.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
You can have too much of a good thing.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Beware the Ides of March.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Marriages are made in heaven.
Wonders will never cease.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Big fish eat little fish.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Two heads are better than one.
The customer is always right.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
No news is good news.
An army marches on its stomach.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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