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