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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
It never rains but it pours.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Less is more.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
Easy come, easy go.
One good deed deserves another.
Slow but sure.
Like father, like son.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Hope springs eternal.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Opposites attract.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Let the buyer beware.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Christmas comes but once a year.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
It's best to be on the safe side.
Variety is the spice of life.
The leopard does not change his spots.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Don't rock the boat.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Time and tide wait for no one.
The end justifies the means.
Money talks.
Give credit where credit is due.
For everything there is a season.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
The exception which proves the rule.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
All good things come to those that wait.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
You are never too old to learn.
Youth is wasted on the young.
Love is blind.
Charity begins at home.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Business before pleasure.
It's never too late to mend.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Keep your chin up.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Get out while the getting is good.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Crime doesn't pay.
East, west, home's best.
It's better to give than to receive.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
A poor worker blames the tools.
Dead men tell no tales.
A golden key can open any door.
Never tell tales out of school.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
Paddle your own canoe.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Only the good die young.
No rest for the wicked.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
Needs must when the devil drives.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
Look before you leap.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Physician, heal thyself.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
You can't win them all.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Seek and you shall find.
Small things amuse small minds.
An army marches on its stomach.
He who hesitates is lost.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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