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Random Proverbs (x 100)
History repeats itself.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Great minds think alike.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Count your blessings.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
Hide in plain sight.
Paddle your own canoe.
The show must go on.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Seek and you shall find.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Virtue is its own reward.
First things first.
You reap what you sow.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
The bigger, the better.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
The age of miracles is past.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
The wages of sin is death.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
Money makes the world go round.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
He who hesitates is lost.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
There's a time and a place for everything.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Money isn't everything.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
Crime doesn't pay.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
If you build it, they will come.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Money is the root of all evil.
Give credit where credit is due.
Each to their own.
A picture paints a thousand words.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Actions speak louder than words.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Don't get mad, get even.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
Don't change horses in midstream.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
There's an exception to every rule.
Silence is golden.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
There's no time like the present.
Learn to walk before you run.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
A thing begun is half done.
Nothing new under the sun.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
A good man is hard to find.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
Pearls of wisdom.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
There is no accounting for tastes.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
A person is known by the company they keep.
There's safety in numbers.
Variety is the spice of life.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
East is east, and west is west.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
The customer is always right.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
All publicity is good publicity.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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