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Curiosity killed the cat.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
Don't rock the boat.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
A miss is as good as a mile.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
If you can't be good, be careful.
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
When one door shuts, another opens.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Like father, like son.
Nine tailors make a man.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
Misery loves company.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
Silence is golden.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
An army marches on its stomach.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Seeing is believing.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Small things amuse small minds.
Possession is nine points of the law.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A good man is hard to find.
Walls have ears.
It takes two to tango.
The show must go on.
Time is money.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Forgive and forget.
Physician, heal thyself.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
For everything there is a season.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
Needs must when the devil drives.
All's fair in love and war.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
It's never too late to mend.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Third time lucky.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
There's no time like the present.
Honesty is the best policy.
No news is good news.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Get out while the getting is good.
Nothing new under the sun.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
Always put your best foot forward.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Every stick has two ends.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
Put your best foot forward.
The best-laid plans go astray.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Good talk saves the food.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Make haste slowly.
Revenge is sweet.
No pain, no gain.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Faith will move mountains.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
The more the merrier.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
No man is an island.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
History repeats itself.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Only the good die young.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Marriages are made in heaven.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
Manners maketh the man.
A new broom sweeps clean.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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