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Good fences make good neighbours.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Moderation in all things.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
Practice makes perfect.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
Talk is cheap.
Quid pro quo.
Hope springs eternal.
Every picture tells a story.
Physician, heal thyself.
All publicity is good publicity.
Clothes do not make the man.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
Time and tide wait for no one.
Fight the good fight.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
A thing begun is half done.
Fight fire with fire.
Beggars can't be choosers.
The Devil is in the details.
If you build it, they will come.
There is honour among thieves.
Many hands make light work.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
God helps those who help themselves.
All good things come to those that wait.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
For everything there is a season.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
There's safety in numbers.
Cheats never prosper.
Even a worm will turn.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
Good things come in small packages.
Man does not live by bread alone.
You can't make bricks without straw.
All you need is love.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
The leopard does not change his spots.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
It's best to be on the safe side.
Don't get mad, get even.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
You are what you eat.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Keep your powder dry.
Life is what you make it.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
Seize the day.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Easy come, easy go.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
Misery loves company.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
A fish always rots from the head.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
It ain't over, till it's over.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
When one door shuts, another opens.
The wages of sin is death.
Half a loaf is better than none.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Revenge is sweet.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Charity begins at home.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
Tomorrow is another day.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Time flies.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
There's an exception to every rule.
All that glitters is not gold.
History repeats itself.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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