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There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Tomorrow is another day.
Even a worm will turn.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
Count your blessings.
East, west, home's best.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
While there is life, there is hope.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Fortune favours the brave.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
To the victor go the spoils.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Cheats never prosper.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
First come, first served.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
The best things in life are free.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
All that glitters is not gold.
Don't rock the boat.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
You can have too much of a good thing.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Opposites attract.
Never go to bed on an argument.
Moderation in all things.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
There are two sides to every question.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Practice makes perfect.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Easy come, easy go.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Fight fire with fire.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
The pen is mightier than sword.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
All the world loves a lover.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
All publicity is good publicity.
Every dog has its day.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
Talk is cheap.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Don't get mad, get even.
Silence construes consent.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
Knowledge is power.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
One good deed deserves another.
You can't always get what you want.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Haste makes waste.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Don't throw good money after bad.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
You are never too old to learn.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
Forgive and forget.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
It's never too late to mend.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
There's an exception to every rule.
Keep your chin up.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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