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Opposites attract.
It's all grist to the mill.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
A good man is hard to find.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
No rest for the wicked.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Knowledge is power.
Time will tell.
Let the dead bury the dead.
If you can't be good, be careful.
Time flies.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Time is money.
Slow but sure.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Only fools and horses work.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Good talk saves the food.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Bad money drives out good.
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Live and let live.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
You can't make bricks without straw.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Fight fire with fire.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
All good things come to those that wait.
Walls have ears.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Silence is golden.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Patience is a virtue.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Every picture tells a story.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
You can't win them all.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Good things come to those who wait.
Little pitchers have big ears.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Practice what you preach.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Better late than never.
Pride comes before a fall.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Pearls of wisdom.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
A stitch in time saves nine.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Business before pleasure.
Haste makes waste.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
A cat may look at a king.
Everyone has their price.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
Even a worm will turn.
Shrouds have no pockets.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Physician, heal thyself.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Make haste slowly.
The leopard does not change his spots.
Nothing new under the sun.
Different strokes for different folks.
Silence construes consent.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Share and share alike.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
Still waters run deep.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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