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Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Make haste slowly.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
Home is where the heart is.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
The truth will out.
There is no accounting for tastes.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Get out while the getting is good.
All that glitters is not gold.
The Devil is in the details.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Variety is the spice of life.
It's all grist to the mill.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
Every dog has its day.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
What goes around comes around.
A good man is hard to find.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
You can't take it with you.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Another day, another dollar.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
You are never too old to learn.
Paddle your own canoe.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
Hope springs eternal.
You can't win them all.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Cheats never prosper.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Speak as you find.
Might is right.
In the midst of life we are in death.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
All good things must come to an end.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
Everyone has their price.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Time is a great healer.
It goes without saying.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
Money is the root of all evil.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
It's best to be on the safe side.
There's an exception to every rule.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
Horses for courses.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
The best defence is a good offence.
Talk is cheap.
You are what you eat.
Business before pleasure.
Moderation in all things.
Tomorrow never comes.
Good talk saves the food.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Marriages are made in heaven.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Little pitchers have big ears.
Give credit where credit is due.
Money makes the world go round.
Waste not, want not.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Never go to bed on an argument.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Possession is nine points of the law.
There's one born every minute.
Don't throw good money after bad.
Manners maketh the man.
A new broom sweeps clean.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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