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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
First things first.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
Do as I say, not as I do.
First come, first served.
Keep your chin up.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
The Devil looks after his own.
Let well alone.
A miss is as good as a mile.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
The best-laid plans go astray.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
What goes around comes around.
Time will tell.
East, west, home's best.
A picture paints a thousand words.
Once bitten, twice shy.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
A good man is hard to find.
Moderation in all things.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
The pen is mightier than sword.
Small things amuse small minds.
Seize the day.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
To err is human; to forgive divine.
Great minds think alike.
Live and learn.
Oil and water don't mix.
Tomorrow is another day.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
There's a time and a place for everything.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Money is the root of all evil.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Pride comes before a fall.
Blood is thicker than water.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
Big fish eat little fish.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Charity begins at home.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Hope springs eternal.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
You are what you eat.
Clothes do not make the man.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
To the victor go the spoils.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
You can have too much of a good thing.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
Time flies.
A person is known by the company they keep.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
One hand washes the other.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
No man is an island.
One good deed deserves another.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
Accidents will happen.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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