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Man does not live by bread alone.
A new broom sweeps clean.
Haste makes waste.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
One person's trash is another person's treasure.
The Devil looks after his own.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Live and learn.
Fight the good fight.
Seek and you shall find.
Time and tide wait for no one.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
It goes without saying.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
Different strokes for different folks.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Physician, heal thyself.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
Better safe than sorry.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
All's well that ends well.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Beware the Ides of March.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
All's fair in love and war.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
A person is known by the company they keep.
The best-laid plans go astray.
Small things amuse small minds.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Time is a great healer.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
An army marches on its stomach.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
There is honour among thieves.
Paddle your own canoe.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
A man is known by his friends.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
Go the extra mile.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Good things come to those who wait.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Never go to bed on an argument.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Cold hands, warm heart.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
Make haste slowly.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Make love not war.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
Once a thief, always a thief.
He who hesitates is lost.
If you can't be good, be careful.
Slow but sure.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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