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That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Appearances can be deceptive.
Cheats never prosper.
Every picture tells a story.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
A golden key can open any door.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Time and tide wait for no one.
Fight the good fight.
You are what you eat.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Paddle your own canoe.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
It's the singer not the song.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Accidents will happen.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Easy come, easy go.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Business before pleasure.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Let well alone.
Ignorance is bliss.
Don't throw good money after bad.
Good talk saves the food.
There's no time like the present.
Put your best foot forward.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Don't shoot the messenger.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
Oil and water don't mix.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
No news is good news.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
There are two sides to every question.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Make haste slowly.
Never go to bed on an argument.
Variety is the spice of life.
An army marches on its stomach.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Talk is cheap.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
A picture paints a thousand words.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Physician, heal thyself.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
All publicity is good publicity.
What goes up must come down.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
Might is right.
Time will tell.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
To the victor go the spoils.
A man is known by his friends.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Revenge is sweet.
Little pitchers have big ears.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
Man does not live by bread alone.
It takes two to tango.
The end justifies the means.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Time is a great healer.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
A person is known by the company they keep.
It's never too late to mend.
There's no place like home.
Life is what you make it.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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