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Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
Money is the root of all evil.
Third time lucky.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Count your blessings.
The exception which proves the rule.
Silence construes consent.
Knowledge is power.
Laughter is the best medicine.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
Cheats never prosper.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
Love is blind.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
A good man is hard to find.
A person is known by the company they keep.
Make haste slowly.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
You can't take it with you.
The age of miracles is past.
Any port in a storm.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Actions speak louder than words.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
There's one born every minute.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
Speak as you find.
The end justifies the means.
Like father, like son.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
All that glitters is not gold.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Haste makes waste.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Let well alone.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Pride comes before a fall.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
There is honour among thieves.
Big fish eat little fish.
Waste not, want not.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Virtue is its own reward.
The best things in life are free.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Live and let live.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Only the good die young.
Persuasion is better than force.
Give credit where credit is due.
Get out while the getting is good.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
The best is the enemy of the good.
When one door shuts, another opens.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
All good things come to those that wait.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Money makes the world go round.
The show must go on.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
Business before pleasure.
If you can't be good, be careful.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
It's never too late to mend.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Easy come, easy go.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Beware the Ides of March.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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