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Where there is smoke there is fire.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
The pen is mightier than sword.
Money makes the world go round.
Clothes do not make the man.
East is east, and west is west.
A new broom sweeps clean.
It's all grist to the mill.
What goes around comes around.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
Any port in a storm.
Time will tell.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
He who hesitates is lost.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Nine tailors make a man.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Once bitten, twice shy.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
Faith will move mountains.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
Fight the good fight.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Only the good die young.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
Everyone has their price.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Attack is the best form of defence.
A stitch in time saves nine.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Haste makes waste.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
Ignorance is bliss.
Put your best foot forward.
Tomorrow is another day.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
All things must pass.
The leopard does not change his spots.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Better late than never.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Children and fools tell the truth.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
Don't shoot the messenger.
You can't always get what you want.
Bad money drives out good.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Stupid is as stupid does.
It takes one to know one.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
The bigger, the better.
Knowledge is power.
There's a time and a place for everything.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Speak as you find.
In the midst of life we are in death.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
Let bygones be bygones.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
Share and share alike.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
All publicity is good publicity.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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