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If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
First come, first served.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Time and tide wait for no one.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
Each to their own.
Don't throw good money after bad.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
Don't rock the boat.
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Let the buyer beware.
It's better to give than to receive.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
There's no fool like an old fool.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Give credit where credit is due.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
Let bygones be bygones.
Put your best foot forward.
There's no smoke without fire.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
East is east, and west is west.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Charity begins at home.
The show must go on.
Life begins at forty.
The leopard does not change his spots.
The end justifies the means.
The age of miracles is past.
Waste not, want not.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Keep your chin up.
Keep your powder dry.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
All the world loves a lover.
It goes without saying.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
Practice makes perfect.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Accidents will happen.
Only fools and horses work.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Pearls of wisdom.
Moderation in all things.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Still waters run deep.
Make haste slowly.
Out of sight, out of mind.
All roads lead to Rome.
Good talk saves the food.
The wages of sin is death.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
Easy come, easy go.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Speak as you find.
You can't win them all.
Haste makes waste.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Physician, heal thyself.
Better late than never.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
A good man is hard to find.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Any port in a storm.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Every picture tells a story.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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