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