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Don't meet troubles half-way.
Any port in a storm.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Money makes the world go round.
A word to the wise is enough.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
The truth will out.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
Every stick has two ends.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
Truth will out.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Youth is wasted on the young.
Time will tell.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A cat may look at a king.
A fish always rots from the head.
Actions speak louder than words.
All's well that ends well.
Talk is cheap.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
The end justifies the means.
The show must go on.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Horses for courses.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Walls have ears.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Every picture tells a story.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
Slow and steady wins the race.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Don't change horses in midstream.
Bad news travels fast.
Love makes the world go round.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
There is no accounting for tastes.
You can't win them all.
Good things come to those who wait.
Keep your chin up.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Make haste slowly.
All good things must come to an end.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
Get out while the getting is good.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
It ain't over, till it's over.
Paddle your own canoe.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
Money talks.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
There's an exception to every rule.
Dead men tell no tales.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Everyone has their price.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Out of sight, out of mind.
The more the merrier.
Tomorrow is another day.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Go the extra mile.
Small things amuse small minds.
Silence construes consent.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Learn to walk before you run.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
Christmas comes but once a year.
He who hesitates is lost.
Never tell tales out of school.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Easy come, easy go.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
Count your blessings.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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