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When one door shuts, another opens.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Live and let live.
All publicity is good publicity.
Like father, like son.
Small things amuse small minds.
There is honour among thieves.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Talk is cheap.
In the midst of life we are in death.
It ain't over, till it's over.
To the victor go the spoils.
Every stick has two ends.
It never rains but it pours.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
Silence construes consent.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Silence is golden.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
No rest for the wicked.
Keep your chin up.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Home is where the heart is.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
All you need is love.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
All good things come to those that wait.
A picture paints a thousand words.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Virtue is its own reward.
Don't throw good money after bad.
Let well alone.
There's one born every minute.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Clothes do not make the man.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
There is no accounting for tastes.
It's best to be on the safe side.
Don't change horses in midstream.
Give credit where credit is due.
A cat may look at a king.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Tomorrow is another day.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
Attack is the best form of defence.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
It's all grist to the mill.
Appearances can be deceptive.
Money makes the world go round.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
Handsome is as handsome does.
All things must pass.
It takes one to know one.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Enough is enough.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
First things first.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
Go the extra mile.
Love will find a way.
Never tell tales out of school.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Truth will out.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Never speak ill of the dead.
Make love not war.
It's the singer not the song.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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