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Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
Any port in a storm.
Handsome is as handsome does.
The pen is mightier than sword.
A dog is a man's best friend.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
The bigger, the better.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Everyone has their price.
Marriages are made in heaven.
Knowledge is power.
He who hesitates is lost.
Enough is as good as a feast.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Stupid is as stupid does.
The best is the enemy of the good.
It ain't over, till it's over.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
All publicity is good publicity.
Good things come to those who wait.
Third time lucky.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
You reap what you sow.
The Devil looks after his own.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
The best things in life are free.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
A thing begun is half done.
The leopard does not change his spots.
All's fair in love and war.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
A stitch in time saves nine.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
Truth will out.
Moderation in all things.
Virtue is its own reward.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Great minds think alike.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Pride comes before a fall.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Keep your powder dry.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Give credit where credit is due.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Let well alone.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
All you need is love.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Laughter is the best medicine.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Hide in plain sight.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Money isn't everything.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
Love makes the world go round.
Variety is the spice of life.
Dead men tell no tales.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
There's one born every minute.
No news is good news.
Strike while the iron is hot.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
No man can serve two masters.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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