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The show must go on.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Beggars can't be choosers.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
Live and let live.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Each to their own.
Faith will move mountains.
Any port in a storm.
It's all grist to the mill.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
While there is life, there is hope.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
It takes one to know one.
Forgive and forget.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
Many hands make light work.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
More haste, less speed.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
One swallow does not a summer make.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
Walls have ears.
A fish always rots from the head.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Tomorrow is another day.
Give the Devil his due.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
All the world loves a lover.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
Put your best foot forward.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
Shrouds have no pockets.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
Tomorrow never comes.
Revenge is sweet.
Speak as you find.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Good fences make good neighbours.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
Great minds think alike.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Talk is cheap.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
You can't always get what you want.
Moderation in all things.
Money makes the world go round.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
A new broom sweeps clean.
All's well that ends well.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
Time will tell.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Practice what you preach.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
It never rains but it pours.
What goes around comes around.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
The Devil is in the details.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Let well alone.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Crime doesn't pay.
The wages of sin is death.
It's better to give than to receive.
To every thing there is a season.
Good things come to those who wait.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Don't change horses in midstream.
You reap what you sow.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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