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Discretion is the better part of valour.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Third time lucky.
You are never too old to learn.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Persuasion is better than force.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
Fortune favours the brave.
East, west, home's best.
It never rains but it pours.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
The early bird gets the worm.
Clothes do not make the man.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Blood is thicker than water.
What can't be cured must be endured.
Every dog has its day.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
God helps those who help themselves.
Good fences make good neighbours.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Out of sight, out of mind.
The leopard does not change his spots.
The Devil looks after his own.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
Great minds think alike.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Keep your powder dry.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
An man's home is his castle.
Knowledge is power.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Slow but sure.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
Enough is enough.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
It's all grist to the mill.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Practice makes perfect.
Let well alone.
Give the Devil his due.
Money is the root of all evil.
The bigger, the better.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
More haste, less speed.
There is honour among thieves.
Each to their own.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Small things amuse small minds.
Love will find a way.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Let the dead bury the dead.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
There's no time like the present.
The age of miracles is past.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
Horses for courses.
Live and let live.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Many hands make light work.
Always put your best foot forward.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
It ain't over, till it's over.
Beauty is only skin deep.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
The show must go on.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Fight fire with fire.
Two heads are better than one.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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