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To every thing there is a season.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Different strokes for different folks.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Cheats never prosper.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
Big fish eat little fish.
Everyone has their price.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
One hand washes the other.
Might is right.
Get out while the getting is good.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Better late than never.
Let well alone.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
The bigger, the better.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Speak as you find.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
Walls have ears.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
Home is where the heart is.
One good deed deserves another.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
The wages of sin is death.
Enough is enough.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Waste not, want not.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
The best-laid plans go astray.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
There's a time and a place for everything.
Half a loaf is better than none.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
You can have too much of a good thing.
You can't always get what you want.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
More haste, less speed.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Money talks.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
The leopard does not change his spots.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
A watched pot never boils.
Every stick has two ends.
For everything there is a season.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Forgive and forget.
Never give a sucker an even break.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
Let the dead bury the dead.
A man is known by his friends.
It takes one to know one.
Put your best foot forward.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
You are what you eat.
When one door shuts, another opens.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
The Devil is in the details.
One person's trash is another person's treasure.
There's an exception to every rule.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Practice makes perfect.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
A bad penny always turns up.
There is honour among thieves.
Oil and water don't mix.
A fish always rots from the head.
A cat may look at a king.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Bad news travels fast.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
No rest for the wicked.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
All that glitters is not gold.
It takes two to tango.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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