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Fortune favours the brave.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
A leopard can't change its spots.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
Enough is as good as a feast.
No rest for the wicked.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Money makes the world go round.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
It's never too late to mend.
An army marches on its stomach.
History repeats itself.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
Talk is cheap.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Small things amuse small minds.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
Less said, soon mended.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Count your blessings.
Blood is thicker than water.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
The best-laid plans go astray.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
All you need is love.
Any port in a storm.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
The customer is always right.
Man does not live by bread alone.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
All roads lead to Rome.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
All's well that ends well.
Wonders will never cease.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Moderation in all things.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
Everyone has their price.
The end justifies the means.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
There are two sides to every question.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Only the good die young.
You can't take it with you.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Bad money drives out good.
Never speak ill of the dead.
Tomorrow is another day.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Revenge is sweet.
Always put your best foot forward.
A cat may look at a king.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
There's no time like the present.
To the victor go the spoils.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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