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The course of true love never did run smooth.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Good things come in small packages.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
A miss is as good as a mile.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
It's the singer not the song.
Make hay while the sun shines.
The bigger, the better.
Tomorrow is another day.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
Live and let live.
There is honour among thieves.
Cheats never prosper.
Keep your powder dry.
Good talk saves the food.
Persuasion is better than force.
A fish always rots from the head.
Time is money.
All good things must come to an end.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
You can't win them all.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
It's better to give than to receive.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Virtue is its own reward.
Better late than never.
Time is a great healer.
Slow but sure.
A picture paints a thousand words.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
All's well that ends well.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Even a worm will turn.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
All the world loves a lover.
Little pitchers have big ears.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Easy come, easy go.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Beware the Ides of March.
First come, first served.
When one door shuts, another opens.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
One person's trash is another person's treasure.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
Fight fire with fire.
A man is known by his friends.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
No man can serve two masters.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
An army marches on its stomach.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Love is blind.
All's fair in love and war.
Go the extra mile.
Any port in a storm.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
It's never too late to mend.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
One good deed deserves another.
Different strokes for different folks.
There's one born every minute.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Seek and you shall find.
Good fences make good neighbours.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
While there is life, there is hope.
There's no place like home.
Never speak ill of the dead.
It takes one to know one.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
The customer is always right.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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