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There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Persuasion is better than force.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Big fish eat little fish.
East, west, home's best.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
All things must pass.
Easy come, easy go.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Time and tide wait for no one.
Let the buyer beware.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Forewarned is forearmed.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
A thing begun is half done.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
First impressions are the most lasting.
For everything there is a season.
The age of miracles is past.
Oil and water don't mix.
No man can serve two masters.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
Revenge is sweet.
First things first.
Christmas comes but once a year.
First come, first served.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
You reap what you sow.
Any port in a storm.
Crime doesn't pay.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
Time will tell.
Silence construes consent.
You can't always get what you want.
All's fair in love and war.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Misery loves company.
All the world loves a lover.
If the cap fits, wear it.
He who hesitates is lost.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
There's a time and a place for everything.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Bad money drives out good.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
Ignorance is bliss.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Fight the good fight.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
There's one born every minute.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
The best things in life are free.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Do as I say, not as I do.
It takes one to know one.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
The early bird gets the worm.
Better late than never.
It takes two to tango.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
Every picture tells a story.
A stitch in time saves nine.
There's an exception to every rule.
Let the dead bury the dead.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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