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You reap what you sow.
A man is known by his friends.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
Live and learn.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
No man is an island.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Only the good die young.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
Time flies.
You can't win them all.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
An man's home is his castle.
Make haste slowly.
What can't be cured must be endured.
Silence construes consent.
Patience is a virtue.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
Nine tailors make a man.
Put your best foot forward.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Go the extra mile.
Bad money drives out good.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
A cat has nine lives.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
Every picture tells a story.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Share and share alike.
All you need is love.
Time and tide wait for no one.
Life begins at forty.
Waste not, want not.
Slow and steady wins the race.
A miss is as good as a mile.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Speak as you find.
Once a thief, always a thief.
A thing begun is half done.
A new broom sweeps clean.
There's no time like the present.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
Misery loves company.
Each to their own.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Seek and you shall find.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
The more the merrier.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Moderation in all things.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Time is a great healer.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
Never speak ill of the dead.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
Every stick has two ends.
A watched pot never boils.
One good deed deserves another.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Clothes do not make the man.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
The best defence is a good offence.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Love makes the world go round.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Money talks.
Marriages are made in heaven.
Hide in plain sight.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
Time is money.
Oil and water don't mix.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
Tomorrow is another day.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Any port in a storm.
Attack is the best form of defence.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
Never tell tales out of school.
It's the singer not the song.
Great minds think alike.
What goes up must come down.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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