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Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Never tell tales out of school.
Children should be seen and not heard.
All you need is love.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
Business before pleasure.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Curiosity killed the cat.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
You can't make bricks without straw.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Manners maketh the man.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Revenge is sweet.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
All roads lead to Rome.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Count your blessings.
East, west, home's best.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
Christmas comes but once a year.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
There's a time and a place for everything.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
When one door shuts, another opens.
The leopard does not change his spots.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
The exception which proves the rule.
You can't take it with you.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
Learn to walk before you run.
Only fools and horses work.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
A fish always rots from the head.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Always put your best foot forward.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
Waste not, want not.
An man's home is his castle.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Time is a great healer.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Great minds think alike.
Wonders will never cease.
Blood is thicker than water.
A dog is a man's best friend.
Misery loves company.
While there is life, there is hope.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
If the cap fits, wear it.
All the world loves a lover.
Let well alone.
Like father, like son.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Slow but sure.
There is honour among thieves.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Live and let live.
Accidents will happen.
Don't rock the boat.
It ain't over, till it's over.
All's fair in love and war.
To every thing there is a season.
What goes around comes around.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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