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A miss is as good as a mile.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
What can't be cured must be endured.
An man's home is his castle.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Dead men tell no tales.
Let well alone.
Make hay while the sun shines.
It goes without saying.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Silence is golden.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Even a worm will turn.
Bad news travels fast.
Good talk saves the food.
The pen is mightier than sword.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Go the extra mile.
Time will tell.
All good things come to those that wait.
While there is life, there is hope.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
It's best to be on the safe side.
The early bird gets the worm.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Less said, soon mended.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Practice makes perfect.
Every dog has its day.
Different strokes for different folks.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
A new broom sweeps clean.
Birds of a feather flock together.
A picture paints a thousand words.
Fight the good fight.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Great minds think alike.
East is east, and west is west.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
Man does not live by bread alone.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Marriages are made in heaven.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Virtue is its own reward.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Seek and you shall find.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
No man can serve two masters.
Quid pro quo.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
To the victor go the spoils.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
Money makes the world go round.
It ain't over, till it's over.
What goes around comes around.
You can't take it with you.
You can't win them all.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
History repeats itself.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
All things must pass.
Youth is wasted on the young.
The bigger, the better.
Like father, like son.
Give credit where credit is due.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
Handsome is as handsome does.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
First things first.
If the cap fits, wear it.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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