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The Proverbs' Puzzle Game
Proverbs: communication which sticks and lasts
Proverbs always were a very efficient way to transmit complex human knowledge across centuries, thanks to simplicity, use of images and often rhymes
How to Play the Proverbs' Game
Drag and drop each word in the right place to rebuild the proverbial sentence
You win when each word is in its correct position in the sentence
List of the Proverbs used in this Game
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you do not
Any port in a storm,
Christmas comes but once a year
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
It takes two to tango
The husband is always the last to know
All things must pass
Red sky at night shepherds delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds warning
Only fools and horses work
A problem shared is a problem halved
No guts, no glory
Speech is silver
The shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot
A prophet is not recognized in his own land
Fish always stinks from the head downwards
The leopard does not change his spots
Strike while the iron is hot
Do not cut off your nose to spite your face
Misery loves company
Do not bite the hand that feeds you
Time is money
Every man has his price
Do not make a mountain of a mole hill
Give a man rope enough and he will hang himself
When three women gather, it becomes noisy
There is no fool like an old fool
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men
Do not let the bastards grind you down
The best-laid schemes of mice and men often go awry
Do not burn your bridges behind you
Right or wrong, my country
Barking dogs seldom bite,
It is no use locking the stable door after the horse has bolted
You are never too old to learn
The pen is mightier than the sword
Every cloud has a silver lining
It needs a Hundred Lies to cover a Single Lie
There is no time like the present
Talk is cheap
Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die
Great minds think alike
Penny wise and pound foolish
Seeing is believing
God helps those who help themselves
Any publicity is good publicity
Beggars should not be choosers,
No man can serve two masters
Cleanliness is next to godliness
A poor workman always blames his tools
Never give a sucker an even break
It is best to be on the safe side
Rome was not built in a day,
Do not put all your eggs in one basket
Money earned by deceit, goes by deceit
Many a little makes a mickle
Two blacks do not make a white
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place
Charity begins at home
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
Nothing is certain but death and taxes
Many a true word is spoken in jest
Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion
No rest for the wicked
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
Take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves
Do not change horses in midstream
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
Laugh before breakfast, cry before supper
The moon is made of green cheese
First come, first served
The cobbler always wears the worst shoes
Whom the Gods love die young
Let the buyer beware
If God had meant us to fly, he would have given us wings
Make love not war
See a penny and pick it up, all the day you will have good luck; see a penny and let it lay, bad luck you will have all day
A miss is as good as a mile
Good things come to those who wait
A person is known by the company he keeps
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs
Tomorrow is another day
Love is blind
Tell me who your friends are, and I’ll tell you who you are
There is nowt so queer as folk
The best defence is a good offence
He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword
Faith will move mountains
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains
Absolute power corrupts absolutely
Life is not all beer and skittles
Home is where the heart is
As you sow so shall you reap
The longest journey starts with a single step
Revenge is a dish best served cold
Empty vessels make the most noise
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil
The best things in life are free
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely
Never let the sun go down on your anger
Necessity is the mother of invention
In for a penny, in for a pound
Do not upset the apple-cart
Every little bit helps
Crime does not pay
The apple never falls far from the tree
Every stick has two ends
Woman is the root of both good and evil
Cold hands, warm heart
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive
Attack is the best form of defense
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost
If you steal from one author, it is plagiarism; if you steal from many, it is research
A rolling stone gathers no moss
All good things come to he who waits
The longest day must have an end
If you cannot beat them, join them
Hard work never did anyone any harm
It is better to cultivate a Land with two Bulls, rather working under Boss who never gives Wage when asked
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
There is no such thing as bad publicity
Third time is a charm
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
There is no smoke without fire
Hunger never knows the taste, sleep never knows the comfort
It is all grist to the mill
Jack of all trades, master of none
Youth is wasted on the young
A leopard cannot change its spots
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Beauty is only skin deep,
Do as you would be done by
Wonders will never cease
Set a thief to catch a thief
Every dog has his day
Enough is enough
There is one born every minute
It goes without saying
Never speak ill of the dead
Softly, softly, catchee monkey
Bad news travels fast
All roads lead to Rome,
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear
More haste, less speed
Put your best foot forward
Marry in haste, repent at leisure
Horses for courses
The age of miracles is past
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
The child is the father of the man
If ifs and ands were pots and pans, there would be no work for tinkers
Shrouds have no pockets
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Fight fire with fire
Money makes the world go around
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man’s door
Do not wash your dirty linen in public
Do as I say, not as I do
One year’s seeding makes seven years weeding
He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon
Once a witch always a witch
A little of what you fancy does you good
Make hay while the sun shines
He who can does, he who cannot, teaches
Love makes the world go around
It is no use crying over spilt milk
Fair exchange is no robbery
Flattery will get you nowhere
Finders keepers, losers weepers
The proof of the pudding is in the eating
When the going gets tough, the tough get going
Do not look a gift horse in the mouth
East, west, home is best
No pain, no gain
April showers bring forth May flowers,
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas
Keep your chin up
It is the early bird that gets the worm
With a responsibility comes great power
There is no accounting for tastes
A new broom sweeps clean, but an old one knows where the dirt is
Seek and ye shall find
There is many a slip ’twixt cup and lip
Never tell tales out of school
If the cap fits, wear it
Let bygones be bygones
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent
Forewarned is forearmed
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched
No news is good news
Men get spoiled by staying, Women get spoiled by wandering
Dead men tell no tales
First things first
Out of sight, out of mind
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream
Never judge a book by its cover
Slow and steady wins the race
What goes around, comes around
The exception which proves the rule
Cowards may die many times before their death
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man
Shiny are the distant hills
Cheats never prosper
Half a loaf is better than no bread
People who live in glass houses should not throw stones
You cannot have your cake and eat it too
Never say never
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse
Faint heart never won fair lady
Too many cooks spoil the broth
Once bitten, twice shy
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
Failing to plan is planning to fail
Big fish eat little fish
There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch
Slow but sure
Better wear out than rust out
Let the dead bury the dead
Adversity makes strange bedfellows
The early bird catches the worm
That which does not kill us makes us stronger
Might makes light
Another day, another dollar
One swallow does not make a summer
When it rains it pours
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones
Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
You cannot get blood out of a stone
Every picture tells a story
Ask no questions and hear no lies
Let sleeping dogs lie
Do not cross the bridge till you come to it
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive
Actions speak louder than words
If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well
Stupid is as stupid does
Comparisons are odious
Laughter is the best medicine
While there is life there is hope
To err is human, to forgive divine
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing
Blood is thicker than water
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow
Nothing succeeds like success,
All good things must come to an end
What the eye does not see, the heart does not grieve over
Children should be seen and not heard
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt
All that glitters is not gold,
Behind every great man, there is a great woman
There is an exception to every rule
The Devil finds work for idle hands to do
If you give a mouse a cookie, he’ll always ask for a glass of milk
Count your blessings
A man works from sun to sun but a woman’s work is never done
All the world loves a lover
Over greedy man, over wrathful woman will never flourish
Two wrongs do not make a right
Feed a cold and starve a fever
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
Birds of a feather flock together
If life deals you lemons, make lemonade
Never look a gift horse in the mouth
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
Fortune favours the brave
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
Love of money is the root of all kinds of evil
Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn’d
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone
You are what you eat
Oil and water do not mix
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle
Do not cry over spilt milk
Boys will be boys
Speak softly and carry a big stick
Needs must when the devil drives
Many a mickle makes a muckle
All is well that ends well
All is fair in love and war
The labourer is worthy of his hire
Little strokes fell great oaks
One man’s meat is another man’s poison
Ask my companion if I be a thief
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride
Life is what you make it
One who believes in Sword, dies by the Sword
You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs
One good turn deserves another
If anything can go wrong, it will
You cannot make bricks without straw
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me
Least said, soonest mended
Haste makes waste
A good man is hard to find
It is an ill wind that blows no one any good
Business before pleasure
The female of the species is more deadly than the male
Do not rock the boat
He who laughs last laughs best
He who fights and runs away may live to fight another day
Do not try to walk before you can crawl
In the midst of life, we are in death
Never reveal a man’s wage, and woman’s age
If you have never seen the bottom of the tree, you cannot know how tall it stands
Man does not live by bread alone
Still waters run deep
Two heads are better than one
Speak as you find
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
To the victor go the spoils
Fine words butter no parsnips
Money does not grow on trees
An Englishman’s home is his castle
Handsome is as handsome does
The course of true love never did run smooth
Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness
If at first you do not succeed, try, try again
Marriages are made in heaven
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link
Two is company, but three is a crowd,
There are always more fish in the sea
A fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay
One law for the rich and another for the poor
Prevention is better than cure
Worrying never did anyone any good
Nine tailors make a man,
A word to the wise is enough,
You cannot judge a book by its cover
You cannot teach an old dog new tricks
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions
Heav’n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn’d,
Manners maketh man
You can have too much of a good thing
Give him an inch and he will take a mile
Walk softly but carry a big stick
Money makes many things, but also makes devil dance
March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb
Clothes make the man
Cut your coat according to your cloth,
A penny saved is a penny earned
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
Do not put new wine into old bottles
Discretion is the better part of valour
The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach
You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
A man with a hammer sees every problem as a nail
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
If you cannot be good, be careful
Hindsight is always twenty-twenty
If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, then Mohammed will go to the mountain
Fish and guests smell after three days
The only way to understand a woman is to love her
Once a thief, always a thief
There are two sides to every question
A rising tide lifts all boats
Honesty is the best policy
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client
Many hands make light work
All things come to those who wait
Love will find a way
What goes up must come down
A soft answer turneth away wrath
Devil take the hindmost
Every tide has its ebb
Hard cases make bad law
Even a worm will turn
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it
Everything comes to those who wait
It is the squeaky wheel that gets the grease
Possession is nine-tenths of the law
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
Like father, like son
The darkest hour is just before the dawn
Do not throw pearls to swine
One hand washes the other
Little things please little minds
Familiarity breeds contempt
A house is not a home
The bread never falls but on its buttered side
There is honour among thieves
There is safety in numbers
In the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed man is king
It takes all sorts to make a world
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it
There are none so blind as those that will not see
Tell the truth and shame the Devil
Do not throw the baby out with the bathwater
You must have rocks in your head
Never cast a clout until May be out
There is more than one way to skin a cat
A stitch in time saves nine
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan
If you cannot stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
Procrastination is the thief of time
Ask a silly question and you will get a silly answer
The end justifies the means
There is none so blind as those who will not see
It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness
You cannot win them all
He who pays the piper calls the tune
Do not teach your Grandmother to suck eggs
Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die
Accidents will happen in the best-regulated families
Eat breakfast as a king, lunch as a merchant and supper as a beggar
Money talks
First impressions are the most lasting
If you think that you know everything, then you’re a Jack ass
A golden key can open any door
If you’re growing in Age,then you’re nearing to the Graveyard
Every Jack has his Jill
The squeaking wheel gets the grease
Do not keep a dog and bark yourself
Where there is muck there is brass
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
You cannot make a silk purse from a sow’s ear
Do not spoil the ship for a ha’pworth of tar
Give credit where credit is due
Do not put the cart before the horse
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
Music has charms to soothe the savage beast
If we’re not back by dawn, call the President
You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink
Good fences make good neighbours
A change is as good as a rest
The more things change, the more they stay the same
There’s none so deaf as those who will not hear
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
Better late than never
Time and tide wait for no man
Curiosity killed the cat
No names, no pack-drill
Good talk saves the food
A picture is worth a thousand words
Fact is stranger than fiction
A watched pot never boils
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Little pitchers have big ears
I’m going to have to give you the pink slip
Let not the sun go down on your wrath
Easy come, easy go
All you need is love
It is the empty can that makes the most noise
Put your money where your mouth is
Spare the rod and spoil the child
A friend in need is a friend indeed
Brevity is the soul of wit
The bigger they are, the harder they fall
Silence is golden
Old soldiers never die; they just fade away
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Do not cast your pearls before swine
The customer is always right
Better safe than sorry
Do not meet troubles half-way
The straw that broke the camel’s back
Knowledge is power, guard it well
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
Revenge is sweet
Work expands so as to fill the time available
All is grist that comes to the mill
A place for everything and everything in its place
It is easy to be wise after the event
Keep your powder dry
For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost
Careless talk costs lives
All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds
The Devil looks after his own
If wealth is lost, nothing is lost If health is lost, something is lost If character is lost, everything is lost
They that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind
Where there is a will there is a way
Nature abhors a vacuum,
Into every life a little rain must fall
What cannot be cured must be endured
When the cat is away, the mice will play
A trouble shared is a trouble halved
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow
History repeats itself
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
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