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Random Proverbs (x 500)
Money talks.
Count your blessings.
Cold hands, warm heart.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
It takes one to know one.
The leopard does not change his spots.
The end justifies the means.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Every stick has two ends.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
Different strokes for different folks.
There's no smoke without fire.
Live and learn.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Good talk saves the food.
Better late than never.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Enough is enough.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
The bigger, the better.
All good things must come to an end.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Grief divided is made lighter.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
It's all grist to the mill.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
Knowledge is power.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Everyone has their price.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Bad money drives out good.
Might is right.
Don't throw good money after bad.
The age of miracles is past.
You can't take it with you.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Misery loves company.
Time is a great healer.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Oil and water don't mix.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
What can't be cured must be endured.
One person's trash is another person's treasure.
The pen is mightier than sword.
What goes around comes around.
There's safety in numbers.
A cat may look at a king.
Big fish eat little fish.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
All's fair in love and war.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
A watched pot never boils.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Fight the good fight.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Only the good die young.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Horses for courses.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A miss is as good as a mile.
East, west, home's best.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
One good deed deserves another.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
Possession is nine points of the law.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
The wages of sin is death.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
The more the merrier.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
The Devil is in the details.
History repeats itself.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
All publicity is good publicity.
All the world loves a lover.
All that glitters is not gold.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Time will tell.
Nothing succeeds like success.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Give credit where credit is due.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Let the dead bury the dead.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
To the victor go the spoils.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
When one door shuts, another opens.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Good things come to those who wait.
It's never too late to mend.
The show must go on.
While there is life, there is hope.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Don't shoot the messenger.
It's best to be on the safe side.
Faith will move mountains.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
There are two sides to every question.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
There's no time like the present.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
An army marches on its stomach.
Out of sight, out of mind.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
Even a worm will turn.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Let the buyer beware.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Learn to walk before you run.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Many hands make light work.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
More haste, less speed.
A house is not a home.
Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
It ain't over, till it's over.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Don't rock the boat.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
Practice makes perfect.
Laughter is the best medicine.
He who hesitates is lost.
Man does not live by bread alone.
Bad news travels fast.
Truth will out.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Nothing new under the sun.
Never tell tales out of school.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Money isn't everything.
Patience is a virtue.
Still waters run deep.
Time and tide wait for no one.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
A poor worker blames the tools.
Make love not war.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Appearances can be deceptive.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
You are never too old to learn.
Let bygones be bygones.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
You win some, you lose some.
It goes without saying.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Share and share alike.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Walls have ears.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
Money makes the world go round.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Let well alone.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Little pitchers have big ears.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
Hope springs eternal.
Keep your chin up.
A man is known by his friends.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
The exception which proves the rule.
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
Two heads are better than one.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Tomorrow is another day.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Small things amuse small minds.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
Beauty is only skin deep.
What goes up must come down.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Go the extra mile.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Give the Devil his due.
Keep your powder dry.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Time is money.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Silence construes consent.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Never give a sucker an even break.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Persuasion is better than force.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
The customer is always right.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
God helps those who help themselves.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
Time flies.
You are what you eat.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
For everything there is a season.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
There is honour among thieves.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
You can't always get what you want.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Cheats never prosper.
Money is the root of all evil.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
Always put your best foot forward.
Don't get mad, get even.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
All you need is love.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Speak as you find.
Love makes the world go round.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Hide in plain sight.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
All things must pass.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Talk is cheap.
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
Wonders will never cease.
Put your best foot forward.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Marriages are made in heaven.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Another day, another dollar.
All good things come to those that wait.
Third time lucky.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Every picture tells a story.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
An man's home is his castle.
Every dog has its day.
A picture paints a thousand words.
Pearls of wisdom.
The best defence is a good offence.
First come, first served.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
Silence is golden.
Christmas comes but once a year.
A person is known by the company they keep.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
Forgive and forget.
Love will find a way.
A word to the wise is enough.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
A new broom sweeps clean.
One hand washes the other.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
Physician, heal thyself.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Haste makes waste.
Pride comes before a fall.
Handsome is as handsome does.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
A good man is hard to find.
Good fences make good neighbours.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
No man is an island.
Look before you leap.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
No news is good news.
Blood is thicker than water.
Accidents will happen.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
There's an exception to every rule.
The best things in life are free.
The best is the enemy of the good.
If you can't be good, be careful.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
Variety is the spice of life.
Beware the Ides of March.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
All roads lead to Rome.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
There's no fool like an old fool.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
Never go to bed on an argument.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
Enough is as good as a feast.
Seize the day.
To every thing there is a season.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
There's no place like home.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Business before pleasure.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
Once a thief, always a thief.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
Never speak ill of the dead.
No pain, no gain.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
Seeing is believing.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
The Devil looks after his own.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
Great minds think alike.
Waste not, want not.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Easy come, easy go.
A bad penny always turns up.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
A dog is a man's best friend.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
Life is what you make it.
It's better to give than to receive.
Charity begins at home.
Actions speak louder than words.
You reap what you sow.
Quid pro quo.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Honesty is the best policy.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
First things first.
A leopard can't change its spots.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
A golden key can open any door.
Tomorrow never comes.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
It takes two to tango.
Home is where the heart is.
Manners maketh the man.
A cat has nine lives.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
There's a time and a place for everything.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
Make haste slowly.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Moderation in all things.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
East is east, and west is west.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Seek and you shall find.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Better safe than sorry.
Good things come in small packages.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
Virtue is its own reward.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Each to their own.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
Worrying never did anyone any good.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
You can't win them all.
Slow but sure.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
If you build it, they will come.
Children and fools tell the truth.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Only fools and horses work.
The truth will out.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
Dead men tell no tales.
It never rains but it pours.
Don't change horses in midstream.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
A fish always rots from the head.
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