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What can't be cured must be endured.
A fish always rots from the head.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Pride comes before a fall.
All good things must come to an end.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
Curiosity killed the cat.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
It's all grist to the mill.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
The best things in life are free.
A man is known by his friends.
Time is money.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
There's no time like the present.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
It goes without saying.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
No man is an island.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Time flies.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
There's no fool like an old fool.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
Time is a great healer.
All you need is love.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Always put your best foot forward.
Might is right.
Tomorrow never comes.
Oil and water don't mix.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
A cat has nine lives.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
East is east, and west is west.
Share and share alike.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Home is where the heart is.
History repeats itself.
The age of miracles is past.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Money is the root of all evil.
A person is known by the company they keep.
Only fools and horses work.
Give the Devil his due.
All roads lead to Rome.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
Bad news travels fast.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Silence is golden.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
The Devil is in the details.
A golden key can open any door.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
An man's home is his castle.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
Never go to bed on an argument.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
The customer is always right.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
First come, first served.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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