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Judge not, that ye be not judged.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Live and let live.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Never tell tales out of school.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Only the good die young.
The early bird gets the worm.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Talk is cheap.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
An army marches on its stomach.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Even a worm will turn.
Fight fire with fire.
There's no smoke without fire.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Speak as you find.
Many hands make light work.
Time is money.
The best things in life are free.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Clothes do not make the man.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
Time will tell.
Revenge is sweet.
One hand washes the other.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
A bad penny always turns up.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
A new broom sweeps clean.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Opposites attract.
Every stick has two ends.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Business before pleasure.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
Learn to walk before you run.
Children and fools tell the truth.
A golden key can open any door.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Every dog has its day.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
The bigger, the better.
Keep your powder dry.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
It ain't over, till it's over.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Home is where the heart is.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Waste not, want not.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
You can't win them all.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
A cat has nine lives.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Fortune favours the brave.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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