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Once a thief, always a thief.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
A bad penny always turns up.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
Opposites attract.
Put your best foot forward.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
Hide in plain sight.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
Two heads are better than one.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
Tomorrow never comes.
All's well that ends well.
Home is where the heart is.
Don't change horses in midstream.
What can't be cured must be endured.
There's no smoke without fire.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
Money is the root of all evil.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Clothes do not make the man.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
Don't throw good money after bad.
Cheats never prosper.
Marriages are made in heaven.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Seize the day.
The more the merrier.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
The show must go on.
No pain, no gain.
Keep your powder dry.
Variety is the spice of life.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
You can't make bricks without straw.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
If you build it, they will come.
If you can't be good, be careful.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Beware the Ides of March.
East is east, and west is west.
Different strokes for different folks.
Honesty is the best policy.
Everyone has their price.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
All that glitters is not gold.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
What goes around comes around.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
Great minds think alike.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Business before pleasure.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Get out while the getting is good.
The age of miracles is past.
Less is more.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
Big fish eat little fish.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
The leopard does not change his spots.
Love is blind.
The bigger, the better.
Make haste slowly.
A golden key can open any door.
Good fences make good neighbours.
To every thing there is a season.
Virtue is its own reward.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
No man can serve two masters.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Time flies.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Man does not live by bread alone.
Attack is the best form of defence.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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