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Charity covers a multitude of sins.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
The truth will out.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
Accidents will happen.
Variety is the spice of life.
Tomorrow is another day.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
The wages of sin is death.
Any port in a storm.
Bad money drives out good.
Nothing succeeds like success.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Virtue is its own reward.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Less said, soon mended.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Oil and water don't mix.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
Money is the root of all evil.
Only the good die young.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Attack is the best form of defence.
Never tell tales out of school.
The pen is mightier than sword.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Keep your chin up.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Charity begins at home.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Money isn't everything.
Crime doesn't pay.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Silence construes consent.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
All roads lead to Rome.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
It goes without saying.
Nine tailors make a man.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
The leopard does not change his spots.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Make hay while the sun shines.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
An army marches on its stomach.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Even a worm will turn.
Walls have ears.
The Devil is in the details.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
Blood is thicker than water.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
All good things come to those that wait.
Money talks.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
No news is good news.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
One hand washes the other.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Youth is wasted on the young.
Laughter is the best medicine.
It takes one to know one.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
Quid pro quo.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Fight fire with fire.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Truth will out.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
A thing begun is half done.
Less is more.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
Practice what you preach.
Manners maketh the man.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
Birds of a feather flock together.
A picture paints a thousand words.
It ain't over, till it's over.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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