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Money talks.
Manners maketh the man.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Children and fools tell the truth.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
East is east, and west is west.
Nothing succeeds like success.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
While there is life, there is hope.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Don't throw good money after bad.
The leopard does not change his spots.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Another day, another dollar.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
All's well that ends well.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
Seeing is believing.
Easy come, easy go.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
It's never too late to mend.
Quid pro quo.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
For everything there is a season.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Don't get mad, get even.
Give credit where credit is due.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Might is right.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
No man is an island.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
A good man is hard to find.
You can't take it with you.
A house is not a home.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
History repeats itself.
Children should be seen and not heard.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Bad news travels fast.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Haste makes waste.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Moderation in all things.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Enough is enough.
Money is the root of all evil.
In the midst of life we are in death.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
All good things must come to an end.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
Paddle your own canoe.
It takes one to know one.
If you build it, they will come.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
No man can serve two masters.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
First things first.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
A bad penny always turns up.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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