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Random Proverbs (x 500)

Love makes the world go round.

Life is what you make it.

The early bird gets the worm.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

One person's trash is another person's treasure.

Any port in a storm.

Tomorrow never comes.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Money talks.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

First things first.

Might is right.

There's none so blind as those who will not see.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

There's no smoke without fire.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Beauty is only skin deep.

He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.

Business before pleasure.

He who hesitates is lost.

Knowledge is power.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

Like father, like son.

You are what you eat.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Silence is golden.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A fish always rots from the head.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

All good things come to those that wait.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

It ain't over, till it's over.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

It's never too late to mend.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

You are never too old to learn.

One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

Wonders will never cease.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Let the buyer beware.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Marriages are made in heaven.

It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

It takes two to tango.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

There's no place like home.

It's the empty can that makes the most noise.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Fortune favours the brave.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

It's better to give than to receive.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Live and learn.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Fight the good fight.

Don't change horses in midstream.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Home is where the heart is.

Every picture tells a story.

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.

A golden key can open any door.

Good talk saves the food.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Each to their own.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Time is a great healer.

Seeing is believing.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.

A good man is hard to find.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Revenge is sweet.

Live and let live.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Shrouds have no pockets.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Waste not, want not.

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Bad news travels fast.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A thing begun is half done.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.

Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

It's all grist to the mill.

Children should be seen and not heard.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.

No pain, no gain.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Every stick has two ends.

The age of miracles is past.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Less is more.

To the victor go the spoils.

A bad penny always turns up.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Learn to walk before you run.

It's the singer not the song.

To every thing there is a season.

The Devil is in the details.

Let the dead bury the dead.

A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Small things amuse small minds.

For everything there is a season.

Blood is thicker than water.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.

The best things in life are free.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The wages of sin is death.

Time will tell.

If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Slow and steady wins the race.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It goes without saying.

You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Accidents will happen.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Walls have ears.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.

Give the Devil his due.

Let bygones be bygones.

Cheats never prosper.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Beware the Ides of March.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Keep your powder dry.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A watched pot never boils.

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

Persuasion is better than force.

You can't always get what you want.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Better safe than sorry.

A new broom sweeps clean.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.

If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.

Laughter is the best medicine.

There's no fool like an old fool.

There's one born every minute.

Crime doesn't pay.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A man is known by his friends.

There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

It's better to wear out, than to rust.

Everyone has their price.

Haste makes waste.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Manners maketh the man.

Seize the day.

Nine tailors make a man.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

All things must pass.

Moderation in all things.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Make love not war.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

History repeats itself.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Make haste slowly.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Faith will move mountains.

There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

You can have too much of a good thing.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Only the good die young.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Hide in plain sight.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

There is honour among thieves.

Physician, heal thyself.

Look before you leap.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Misery loves company.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.

The best defence is a good offence.

Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Get out while the getting is good.

All that glitters is not gold.

Forgive and forget.

Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

There's safety in numbers.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A cat has nine lives.

Don't get mad, get even.

Enough is as good as a feast.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

All you need is love.

Money makes the world go round.

Every dog has its day.

No rest for the wicked.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

All good things must come to an end.

What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

There are none so blind as those, that will not see.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

You reap what you sow.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Only fools and horses work.

If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.

A cat may look at a king.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The exception which proves the rule.

What can't be cured must be endured.

There are two sides to every question.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Bad money drives out good.

Never speak ill of the dead.

There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.

It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Big fish eat little fish.

Great minds think alike.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

First come, first served.

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

All's fair in love and war.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

While the cat's away, the mice will play.

A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.

East is east, and west is west.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

One law for the rich and another law for the poor.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.

Honesty is the best policy.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

Good things come in small packages.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Put your best foot forward.

Dead men tell no tales.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Two heads are better than one.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

One hand washes the other.

You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

The customer is always right.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.

Another day, another dollar.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Ignorance is bliss.

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

An army marches on its stomach.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A house is not a home.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Curiosity killed the cat.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A word to the wise is enough.

Talk is cheap.

All's well that ends well.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.

One man's meat is another man's poison.

All roads lead to Rome.

An man's home is his castle.

Go the extra mile.

Children and fools tell the truth.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

What goes around comes around.

No man is an island.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Many hands make light work.

One swallow does not a summer make.

You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.

Easy come, easy go.

Enough is enough.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Money is the root of all evil.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Give credit where credit is due.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Practice makes perfect.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Money isn't everything.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Seek and you shall find.

No news is good news.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Less said, soon mended.

Truth will out.

There's no time like the present.

Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Speak as you find.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Actions speak louder than words.

There's an exception to every rule.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Count your blessings.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The bigger, the better.

Paddle your own canoe.

No man can serve two masters.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Different strokes for different folks.

Better late than never.

It's best to be on the safe side.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Good things come to those who wait.

East, west, home's best.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Youth is wasted on the young.

It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

To live by the sword is to die by the sword.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Virtue is its own reward.

Pride comes before a fall.

You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Patience is a virtue.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Quid pro quo.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

You can't take it with you.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

One good deed deserves another.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

What goes up must come down.

More haste, less speed.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Silence construes consent.

Beggars can't be choosers.

It never rains but it pours.

Love will find a way.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Nothing new under the sun.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Don't test the depth of water with both feet.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Hope springs eternal.

Appearances can be deceptive.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

All the world loves a lover.

There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.

A miss is as good as a mile.

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't rock the boat.

Always put your best foot forward.

Hide in plain sight.

What goes around comes around.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Attack is the best form of defence.

When one door shuts, another opens.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Never tell tales out of school.

You reap what you sow.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Horses for courses.

Even a worm will turn.

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