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Random Proverbs (x 100)
Bread always falls buttered side down.
Hope springs eternal.
God helps those who help themselves.
The pen is mightier than sword.
Nothing succeeds like success.
It goes without saying.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
All roads lead to Rome.
To every thing there is a season.
An army marches on its stomach.
Put your best foot forward.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Make haste slowly.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
A watched pot never boils.
Big fish eat little fish.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
All's well that ends well.
A man is known by his friends.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Don't get mad, get even.
Nine tailors make a man.
Better late than never.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
There are two sides to every question.
A cat has nine lives.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
The wages of sin is death.
Two heads are better than one.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
A thing begun is half done.
The show must go on.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
No man can serve two masters.
Fight fire with fire.
It's never too late to mend.
Time flies.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
A good man is hard to find.
One good deed deserves another.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Pride comes before a fall.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Fight the good fight.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
You can't take it with you.
The more the merrier.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
Still waters run deep.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
The best things in life are free.
You can have too much of a good thing.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
There's no smoke without fire.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Half a loaf is better than none.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Each to their own.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
First come, first served.
Wonders will never cease.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Count your blessings.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
Never go to bed on an argument.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Variety is the spice of life.
All good things must come to an end.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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