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To every thing there is a season.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Live and let live.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
The truth will out.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Little pitchers have big ears.
All things must pass.
A man is known by his friends.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
One person's trash is another person's treasure.
Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
The show must go on.
Knowledge is power.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
Time is money.
Live and learn.
Once a thief, always a thief.
Each to their own.
All good things come to those that wait.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
What can't be cured must be endured.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Oil and water don't mix.
A stitch in time saves nine.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Don't get mad, get even.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
God helps those who help themselves.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Beggars can't be choosers.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Any port in a storm.
Opposites attract.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Good talk saves the food.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
The best-laid plans go astray.
A dog is a man's best friend.
No rest for the wicked.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Nothing succeeds like success.
The exception which proves the rule.
Easy come, easy go.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
Variety is the spice of life.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Give the Devil his due.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
All's fair in love and war.
First things first.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
Less is more.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Tomorrow never comes.
Christmas comes but once a year.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
You can't take it with you.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
Children and fools tell the truth.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Don't rock the boat.
Give credit where credit is due.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
There's one born every minute.
A miss is as good as a mile.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
It goes without saying.
Dead men tell no tales.
Let well alone.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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