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Cold hands, warm heart.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
A dog is a man's best friend.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Small things amuse small minds.
It's all grist to the mill.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Let well alone.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Every picture tells a story.
Don't get mad, get even.
Less said, soon mended.
You can't take it with you.
All the world loves a lover.
Forgive and forget.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
A person is known by the company they keep.
Good talk saves the food.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Share and share alike.
Paddle your own canoe.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Beggars can't be choosers.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
Time and tide wait for no one.
Everyone has their price.
You can't win them all.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Better late than never.
It's never too late to mend.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
There's safety in numbers.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Don't change horses in midstream.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
A leopard can't change its spots.
All's well that ends well.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Silence is golden.
Fight the good fight.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
God helps those who help themselves.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Talk is cheap.
A good man is hard to find.
One person's trash is another person's treasure.
A cat may look at a king.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
Horses for courses.
Any port in a storm.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Children and fools tell the truth.
The wages of sin is death.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Many hands make light work.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Count your blessings.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
Waste not, want not.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
It takes one to know one.
Enough is enough.
What can't be cured must be endured.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
One hand washes the other.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
It's best to be on the safe side.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
There's no fool like an old fool.
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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