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See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
It's never too late to mend.
The end justifies the means.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
The truth will out.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
What goes around comes around.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
You can't always get what you want.
While there is life, there is hope.
Practice makes perfect.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
Always put your best foot forward.
An army marches on its stomach.
All publicity is good publicity.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Revenge is sweet.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
You are what you eat.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Different strokes for different folks.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Let bygones be bygones.
Wonders will never cease.
Money makes the world go round.
Never go to bed on an argument.
No news is good news.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Get out while the getting is good.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Any port in a storm.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Walls have ears.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
A golden key can open any door.
Better late than never.
All roads lead to Rome.
Good things come in small packages.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Forgive and forget.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Moderation in all things.
Practice what you preach.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Once a thief, always a thief.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Crime doesn't pay.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
A new broom sweeps clean.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
Give credit where credit is due.
Learn to walk before you run.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
All the world loves a lover.
Money is the root of all evil.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
Marriages are made in heaven.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
For everything there is a season.
Laughter is the best medicine.
First things first.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Faith will move mountains.
The age of miracles is past.
A word to the wise is enough.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
All things must pass.
Like father, like son.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
It never rains but it pours.
All good things must come to an end.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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