Random Proverb Generator

What are Proverbs?

Proverbs are short well-known sentences or phrases that give advice or say that something is generally true in life. For example, "he that once deceives is ever suspected", is a proverb which puts forward the advice of not trusting a person who has already deceived you.

Proverbs or sayings sometimes have roots in published literature and oftentimes, the origins of such sayings remain unknown or uncertain.

What does this tool do?

This free online tool randomly generates a set of proverbs from a database. Our database contains thousands of proverbs from the English language. You can select the number of random proverbs you want. The resultant set of proverbs can be easily copied.

Some of the popular proverbs

• Better late than never.
• First Things First.
• Practice what you preach.
• Actions speak louder than words.
• No man is an island.
• A good listener is a silent flatterer.
• Beggars can't be choosers.
• It takes two to tango.
• Beauty is only skin deep.
• Two wrongs don't make a right.
• Look before you leap.
• Once Bitten, Twice Shy.
• My hands are tied.
• Better safe than sorry.
• Cleanliness is next to godliness.
• Many hands make light work.
• Easy come, easy go.
• Practice makes perfect.
• Fortune favours the bold.
• Absence makes heart grow fonder.
• A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.
• Ignorance is bliss.
• Familiarity breeds contempt.
• A bad workman always blames his tools.
• Still waters run deep.
• The pen is mightier than the sword.
• Blood is thicker than water.
• A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.