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Seek and you shall find.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
All good things come to those that wait.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
All's fair in love and war.
Paddle your own canoe.
The Devil looks after his own.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
It never rains but it pours.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Even a worm will turn.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
Go the extra mile.
A dog is a man's best friend.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Good things come to those who wait.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Christmas comes but once a year.
A fish always rots from the head.
One swallow does not a summer make.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
If you can't be good, be careful.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
You can't always get what you want.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
No rest for the wicked.
Silence construes consent.
Forgive and forget.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Tomorrow is another day.
Look before you leap.
Keep your chin up.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Big fish eat little fish.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
All's well that ends well.
Still waters run deep.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
It ain't over, till it's over.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Quid pro quo.
You can have too much of a good thing.
All that glitters is not gold.
Keep your powder dry.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
Don't get mad, get even.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Variety is the spice of life.
Physician, heal thyself.
You are never too old to learn.
Time will tell.
Attack is the best form of defence.
Let well alone.
Different strokes for different folks.
The early bird gets the worm.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Nothing new under the sun.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
God helps those who help themselves.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
First things first.
Time flies.
Needs must when the devil drives.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
Enough is enough.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Crime doesn't pay.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
An army marches on its stomach.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
While there is life, there is hope.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
An man's home is his castle.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Money talks.
A cat may look at a king.
Get out while the getting is good.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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