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Two heads are better than one.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
More haste, less speed.
The early bird gets the worm.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
It never rains but it pours.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Accidents will happen.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
There's no time like the present.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Love makes the world go round.
Small things amuse small minds.
You can have too much of a good thing.
A good man is hard to find.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
Moderation in all things.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Hope springs eternal.
Nothing new under the sun.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Truth will out.
If the cap fits, wear it.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
Make hay while the sun shines.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
For everything there is a season.
Quid pro quo.
One hand washes the other.
Nine tailors make a man.
Cheats never prosper.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Charity begins at home.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Ignorance is bliss.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Time and tide wait for no one.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Possession is nine points of the law.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Horses for courses.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
A fish always rots from the head.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Love will find a way.
Practice makes perfect.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
First things first.
The end justifies the means.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Only the good die young.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
All good things come to those that wait.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
A cat has nine lives.
There's no fool like an old fool.
All's fair in love and war.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Man does not live by bread alone.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Different strokes for different folks.
Seeing is believing.
Big fish eat little fish.
Make love not war.
All good things must come to an end.
Bad money drives out good.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Opposites attract.
Fight the good fight.
Don't get mad, get even.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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