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Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
Love makes the world go round.
Quid pro quo.
One good deed deserves another.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
Manners maketh the man.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
Everyone has their price.
A thing begun is half done.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
East, west, home's best.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
One swallow does not a summer make.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
Every picture tells a story.
Beggars can't be choosers.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Great minds think alike.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
All good things must come to an end.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Put your best foot forward.
No rest for the wicked.
Horses for courses.
All's well that ends well.
All good things come to those that wait.
All roads lead to Rome.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Less said, soon mended.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
Any port in a storm.
There's a time and a place for everything.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Life is what you make it.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Blood is thicker than water.
One hand washes the other.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
All publicity is good publicity.
Might is right.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
Fight fire with fire.
Silence construes consent.
What can't be cured must be endured.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
There's no place like home.
There is honour among thieves.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
Only the good die young.
Once bitten, twice shy.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Bad news travels fast.
All you need is love.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
The best-laid plans go astray.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Bad money drives out good.
Marriages are made in heaven.
Patience is a virtue.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Accidents will happen.
Look before you leap.
All things must pass.
Walls have ears.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Give credit where credit is due.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
It never rains but it pours.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Love is blind.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
You are what you eat.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Home is where the heart is.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Fight the good fight.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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