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Enough is as good as a feast.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
No pain, no gain.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
Great minds think alike.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
It's better to give than to receive.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
No man can serve two masters.
Children and fools tell the truth.
It never rains but it pours.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
One swallow does not a summer make.
Fight fire with fire.
Moderation in all things.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
All roads lead to Rome.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
All publicity is good publicity.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
Don't throw good money after bad.
History repeats itself.
Little pitchers have big ears.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Put your best foot forward.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
A person is known by the company they keep.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
Haste makes waste.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
For everything there is a season.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
Appearances can be deceptive.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Handsome is as handsome does.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Third time lucky.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Every dog has its day.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Cheats never prosper.
It takes one to know one.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
You are never too old to learn.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
East is east, and west is west.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Time and tide wait for no one.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
Children should be seen and not heard.
It takes two to tango.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
Might is right.
Better safe than sorry.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
Good talk saves the food.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
There's safety in numbers.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
Slow but sure.
The pen is mightier than sword.
When one door shuts, another opens.
Clothes do not make the man.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
A dog is a man's best friend.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
The wages of sin is death.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Opposites attract.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Money isn't everything.
The early bird gets the worm.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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