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There's one born every minute.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
The early bird gets the worm.
Walls have ears.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
You are never too old to learn.
East is east, and west is west.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Children should be seen and not heard.
God helps those who help themselves.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
Keep your powder dry.
Enough is enough.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
All roads lead to Rome.
Talk is cheap.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
All's fair in love and war.
A good man is hard to find.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
Money is the root of all evil.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
Truth will out.
Pearls of wisdom.
Go the extra mile.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
It goes without saying.
Charity begins at home.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Get out while the getting is good.
Love is blind.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Physician, heal thyself.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
Good things come in small packages.
No man can serve two masters.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
Good talk saves the food.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Waste not, want not.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Look before you leap.
Another day, another dollar.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
All the world loves a lover.
All's well that ends well.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
You can have too much of a good thing.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Even a worm will turn.
When one door shuts, another opens.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Give credit where credit is due.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
Don't shoot the messenger.
East, west, home's best.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Let well alone.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A cat has nine lives.
All things must pass.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Hope springs eternal.
Seize the day.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
The best is the enemy of the good.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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