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As you sow, so you shall reap.
Less said, soon mended.
East, west, home's best.
The truth will out.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Good fences make good neighbours.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
A poor worker blames the tools.
Cold hands, warm heart.
Another day, another dollar.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Give the Devil his due.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Home is where the heart is.
The age of miracles is past.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Time is a great healer.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
The Devil is in the details.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Physician, heal thyself.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Tomorrow is another day.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Let the buyer beware.
All that glitters is not gold.
Christmas comes but once a year.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Get out while the getting is good.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Actions speak louder than words.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Talk is cheap.
Misery loves company.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
All good things come to those that wait.
East is east, and west is west.
Marriages are made in heaven.
Only the good die young.
Don't throw good money after bad.
Look before you leap.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
Cheats never prosper.
Let well alone.
Seeing is believing.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
The show must go on.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Revenge is sweet.
A word to the wise is enough.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Oil and water don't mix.
Different strokes for different folks.
Accidents will happen.
Honesty is the best policy.
Blood is thicker than water.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
Seek and you shall find.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Great minds think alike.
Time is money.
Beware the Ides of March.
It never rains but it pours.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
One good deed deserves another.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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