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Good fences make good neighbours.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
Do as I say, not as I do.
There's no fool like an old fool.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Get out while the getting is good.
Good things come in small packages.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Don't get mad, get even.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
Beware the Ides of March.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Less is more.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
All you need is love.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
There's an exception to every rule.
He who hesitates is lost.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
It never rains but it pours.
It goes without saying.
The show must go on.
First things first.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Small things amuse small minds.
A golden key can open any door.
Everyone has their price.
Love makes the world go round.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
Faith will move mountains.
One hand washes the other.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
Opposites attract.
Only the good die young.
Share and share alike.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
Knowledge is power.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Tomorrow is another day.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Little pitchers have big ears.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
Practice what you preach.
You are what you eat.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Live and let live.
Speak as you find.
Third time lucky.
Oil and water don't mix.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
The leopard does not change his spots.
What can't be cured must be endured.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Beauty is only skin deep.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
You can have too much of a good thing.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Better safe than sorry.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
Money isn't everything.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
Fight the good fight.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
Learn to walk before you run.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Patience is a virtue.
To every thing there is a season.
All's fair in love and war.
A fish always rots from the head.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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