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The apple never falls far from the tree.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
The bigger, the better.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Physician, heal thyself.
No man is an island.
Time will tell.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
Look before you leap.
Clothes do not make the man.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
There's one born every minute.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Count your blessings.
A new broom sweeps clean.
All's fair in love and war.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
There's no smoke without fire.
Everyone has their price.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
The best is the enemy of the good.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Make haste slowly.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
There's no time like the present.
Truth will out.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
It's the singer not the song.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
Tomorrow is another day.
Don't throw good money after bad.
It takes two to tango.
Misery loves company.
Nothing new under the sun.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Silence is golden.
Fight the good fight.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
When one door shuts, another opens.
Good things come in small packages.
Handsome is as handsome does.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
What goes up must come down.
Hope springs eternal.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Time is a great healer.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Even a worm will turn.
The exception which proves the rule.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Always put your best foot forward.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
A leopard can't change its spots.
The more the merrier.
Actions speak louder than words.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Paddle your own canoe.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
Keep your powder dry.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
Knowledge is power.
Little pitchers have big ears.
Never speak ill of the dead.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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