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Pride comes before a fall.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
It's better to give than to receive.
Honesty is the best policy.
Good things come in small packages.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Truth will out.
Dead men tell no tales.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
Better late than never.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Marriages are made in heaven.
Haste makes waste.
Little pitchers have big ears.
It takes two to tango.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
There is honour among thieves.
No man is an island.
Money is the root of all evil.
The best-laid plans go astray.
Talk is cheap.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
Only the good die young.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
There's a time and a place for everything.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Paddle your own canoe.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
All that glitters is not gold.
Love makes the world go round.
Blood is thicker than water.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Faith will move mountains.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
Another day, another dollar.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
The best is the enemy of the good.
The early bird gets the worm.
Any port in a storm.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
You win some, you lose some.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Like father, like son.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
Home is where the heart is.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
It goes without saying.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Cold hands, warm heart.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Less said, soon mended.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
The age of miracles is past.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Hide in plain sight.
Don't change horses in midstream.
History repeats itself.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Give the Devil his due.
No man can serve two masters.
Never tell tales out of school.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Nine tailors make a man.
Moderation in all things.
The best defence is a good offence.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Live and learn.
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Ignorance is bliss.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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