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