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