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Money talks.
You reap what you sow.
Needs must when the devil drives.
No news is good news.
There's no time like the present.
All's fair in love and war.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
Money makes the world go round.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
You are what you eat.
A house is not a home.
Less said, soon mended.
Never speak ill of the dead.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Silence construes consent.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
Time and tide wait for no one.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
It ain't over, till it's over.
Talk is cheap.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
Good talk saves the food.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Blood is thicker than water.
Charity begins at home.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Give credit where credit is due.
Let bygones be bygones.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Don't throw good money after bad.
Quid pro quo.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
A person is known by the company they keep.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
A golden key can open any door.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Honesty is the best policy.
It's all grist to the mill.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
All the world loves a lover.
East, west, home's best.
Easy come, easy go.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
There's a time and a place for everything.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Opposites attract.
The truth will out.
Business before pleasure.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
Get out while the getting is good.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Don't change horses in midstream.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
The best things in life are free.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Revenge is sweet.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
A picture paints a thousand words.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Silence is golden.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Let well alone.
Love is blind.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
No man is an island.
Hope springs eternal.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
There's safety in numbers.
You can't take it with you.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Actions speak louder than words.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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