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Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Knowledge is power.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
For everything there is a season.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Time is money.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Big fish eat little fish.
Once a thief, always a thief.
Everyone has their price.
Physician, heal thyself.
Good things come in small packages.
There's no smoke without fire.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
No news is good news.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Another day, another dollar.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
A dog is a man's best friend.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
The pen is mightier than sword.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Let well alone.
It's better to give than to receive.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
You reap what you sow.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Birds of a feather flock together.
One good deed deserves another.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
What goes around comes around.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Clothes do not make the man.
The best defence is a good offence.
An army marches on its stomach.
The early bird gets the worm.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Little pitchers have big ears.
Each to their own.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
Faith will move mountains.
A picture paints a thousand words.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Let bygones be bygones.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The Devil is in the details.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Haste makes waste.
All good things come to those that wait.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
Seeing is believing.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Keep your powder dry.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Seize the day.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Truth will out.
Enough is enough.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
More haste, less speed.
Fight fire with fire.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Never give a sucker an even break.
A miss is as good as a mile.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
The more the merrier.
Love will find a way.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Silence is golden.
Don't rock the boat.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Every stick has two ends.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Never speak ill of the dead.
The Devil looks after his own.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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