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A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Put your best foot forward.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Ignorance is bliss.
Different strokes for different folks.
Paddle your own canoe.
Revenge is sweet.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Never speak ill of the dead.
One swallow does not a summer make.
Third time lucky.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Every picture tells a story.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Let well alone.
A fish always rots from the head.
You can't make bricks without straw.
It takes two to tango.
Great minds think alike.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Still waters run deep.
Make love not war.
Good fences make good neighbours.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Even a worm will turn.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
A miss is as good as a mile.
All the world loves a lover.
Practice makes perfect.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
History repeats itself.
Once a thief, always a thief.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Possession is nine points of the law.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Nine tailors make a man.
Any port in a storm.
Money isn't everything.
An army marches on its stomach.
There's no time like the present.
Beggars can't be choosers.
The best-laid plans go astray.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Only the good die young.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Quid pro quo.
Let bygones be bygones.
The end justifies the means.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
There's an exception to every rule.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Crime doesn't pay.
It's best to be on the safe side.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
The age of miracles is past.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
What goes up must come down.
All publicity is good publicity.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
The wages of sin is death.
There's safety in numbers.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
All things must pass.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Curiosity killed the cat.
You can't take it with you.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Small things amuse small minds.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Might is right.
Talk is cheap.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Like father, like son.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
East is east, and west is west.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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