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Cheats never prosper.
All's well that ends well.
Persuasion is better than force.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
A watched pot never boils.
Knowledge is power.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
There's safety in numbers.
Each to their own.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Business before pleasure.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
No pain, no gain.
Moderation in all things.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
It's all grist to the mill.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
What can't be cured must be endured.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Speak as you find.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
The pen is mightier than sword.
The age of miracles is past.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
You can't take it with you.
Virtue is its own reward.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
A leopard can't change its spots.
East is east, and west is west.
Honesty is the best policy.
All good things must come to an end.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Time is a great healer.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Like father, like son.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Only fools and horses work.
Handsome is as handsome does.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
Charity begins at home.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Nothing succeeds like success.
It's best to be on the safe side.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
Better safe than sorry.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
Quid pro quo.
Learn to walk before you run.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Forgive and forget.
The Devil is in the details.
All things must pass.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
There are two sides to every question.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Seeing is believing.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Nine tailors make a man.
Love makes the world go round.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
Let well alone.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
To every thing there is a season.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Love will find a way.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
If the cap fits, wear it.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Man does not live by bread alone.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Bad news travels fast.
There's no time like the present.
The wages of sin is death.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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