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All's fair in love and war.
Different strokes for different folks.
Love will find a way.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Hope springs eternal.
What goes up must come down.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
A picture paints a thousand words.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
You can have too much of a good thing.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Beware the Ides of March.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
Money is the root of all evil.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
There is honour among thieves.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
Hide in plain sight.
Stupid is as stupid does.
There are two sides to every question.
Quid pro quo.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
A word to the wise is enough.
East, west, home's best.
Give the Devil his due.
A bad penny always turns up.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
One good deed deserves another.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Don't change horses in midstream.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Youth is wasted on the young.
One hand washes the other.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Better late than never.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Only fools and horses work.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
Small things amuse small minds.
You are never too old to learn.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
It's all grist to the mill.
Oil and water don't mix.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
Any port in a storm.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
It takes one to know one.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Out of sight, out of mind.
No pain, no gain.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Once a thief, always a thief.
Two heads are better than one.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Walls have ears.
Truth will out.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
One swallow does not a summer make.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
Home is where the heart is.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Keep your powder dry.
A new broom sweeps clean.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
The customer is always right.
It takes two to tango.
There's no smoke without fire.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Many hands make light work.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
Time is money.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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