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Love makes the world go round.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
It's best to be on the safe side.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
Get out while the getting is good.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
Each to their own.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Needs must when the devil drives.
First things first.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Variety is the spice of life.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
A miss is as good as a mile.
East is east, and west is west.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
There's no place like home.
Every dog has its day.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Knowledge is power.
He who hesitates is lost.
East, west, home's best.
If you build it, they will come.
There's no fool like an old fool.
It takes two to tango.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Less is more.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Everyone has their price.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
A golden key can open any door.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
A dog is a man's best friend.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Speak as you find.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Haste makes waste.
Less said, soon mended.
Shrouds have no pockets.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
All you need is love.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Paddle your own canoe.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
What goes up must come down.
There's one born every minute.
There is honour among thieves.
Share and share alike.
Seize the day.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Never speak ill of the dead.
All roads lead to Rome.
Only the good die young.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
Another day, another dollar.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
There's an exception to every rule.
A new broom sweeps clean.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Don't rock the boat.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
The best things in life are free.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
There's no smoke without fire.
The early bird gets the worm.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Better late than never.
Good fences make good neighbours.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Don't get mad, get even.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Third time lucky.
What goes around comes around.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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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