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Tomorrow never comes.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
A poor worker blames the tools.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
All things must pass.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Seize the day.
All the world loves a lover.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
It goes without saying.
Give the Devil his due.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Practice makes perfect.
Enough is as good as a feast.
There's an exception to every rule.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Youth is wasted on the young.
Seek and you shall find.
The exception which proves the rule.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Haste makes waste.
The Devil is in the details.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
It's better to give than to receive.
Cold hands, warm heart.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
Truth will out.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
Hide in plain sight.
Hope springs eternal.
Practice what you preach.
Better late than never.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
There's one born every minute.
Never speak ill of the dead.
Count your blessings.
It's all grist to the mill.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Don't get mad, get even.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
While there is life, there is hope.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
You reap what you sow.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Learn to walk before you run.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Like father, like son.
Good things come to those who wait.
Manners maketh the man.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
Every stick has two ends.
You are never too old to learn.
All good things must come to an end.
Dead men tell no tales.
No man is an island.
The wages of sin is death.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Business before pleasure.
Misery loves company.
Forewarned is forearmed.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Great minds think alike.
Wonders will never cease.
Love will find a way.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
Variety is the spice of life.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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