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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Good things come in small packages.
Time flies.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Talk is cheap.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
The best defence is a good offence.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
There's no fool like an old fool.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
If you build it, they will come.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
Business before pleasure.
Actions speak louder than words.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
All good things must come to an end.
Horses for courses.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Once a thief, always a thief.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
The Devil is in the details.
Pride comes before a fall.
Easy come, easy go.
It ain't over, till it's over.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Keep your chin up.
Opposites attract.
All's well that ends well.
Every picture tells a story.
Life is what you make it.
All's fair in love and war.
Any port in a storm.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
Tomorrow never comes.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
To every thing there is a season.
You can't win them all.
The age of miracles is past.
There's no time like the present.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
A fish always rots from the head.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Haste makes waste.
You are what you eat.
Love is blind.
Let bygones be bygones.
You can't take it with you.
Paddle your own canoe.
All publicity is good publicity.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
What goes up must come down.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
There's one born every minute.
You can't make bricks without straw.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
A good man is hard to find.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Curiosity killed the cat.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
Crime doesn't pay.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Honesty is the best policy.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
Slow but sure.
Like father, like son.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
A person is known by the company they keep.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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