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Brevity is the soul of wit.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Practice what you preach.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
Clothes do not make the man.
Get out while the getting is good.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
All publicity is good publicity.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
Slow but sure.
Good talk saves the food.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
It takes two to tango.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
Never tell tales out of school.
Revenge is sweet.
The bigger, the better.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Paddle your own canoe.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Knowledge is power.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
A thing begun is half done.
Keep your powder dry.
Easy come, easy go.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
Slow and steady wins the race.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
There's an exception to every rule.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Oil and water don't mix.
Time is money.
Pride comes before a fall.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
The pen is mightier than sword.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
A picture paints a thousand words.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
Look before you leap.
Keep your chin up.
Stupid is as stupid does.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Shrouds have no pockets.
It never rains but it pours.
It's never too late to mend.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
All roads lead to Rome.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Everyone has their price.
To the victor go the spoils.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Never go to bed on an argument.
To every thing there is a season.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Out of sight, out of mind.
All things must pass.
Silence construes consent.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
A bad penny always turns up.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
The best things in life are free.
Money is the root of all evil.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
What goes around comes around.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Live and learn.
Enough is enough.
If you build it, they will come.
The best is the enemy of the good.
History repeats itself.
Still waters run deep.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
No man can serve two masters.
Tomorrow never comes.
Like father, like son.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Let the buyer beware.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Every dog has its day.
Small things amuse small minds.
All's well that ends well.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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