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Make hay while the sun shines.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
There is honour among thieves.
It's the singer not the song.
Do as I say, not as I do.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
Give the Devil his due.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Practice makes perfect.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
It's all grist to the mill.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
Easy come, easy go.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Learn to walk before you run.
If the cap fits, wear it.
No pain, no gain.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Revenge is sweet.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Only the good die young.
Faith will move mountains.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
What goes up must come down.
An man's home is his castle.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Forgive and forget.
Variety is the spice of life.
God helps those who help themselves.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
A golden key can open any door.
Manners maketh the man.
Christmas comes but once a year.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Different strokes for different folks.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
A leopard can't change its spots.
A new broom sweeps clean.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The Devil looks after his own.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
It ain't over, till it's over.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Let the buyer beware.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
Cold hands, warm heart.
Only fools and horses work.
Great minds think alike.
Money is the root of all evil.
Nine tailors make a man.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
A cat has nine lives.
Keep your powder dry.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
Love makes the world go round.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
More haste, less speed.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
Nothing new under the sun.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
All roads lead to Rome.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
For everything there is a season.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
You reap what you sow.
Children and fools tell the truth.
A dog is a man's best friend.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
A word to the wise is enough.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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