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