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Finders keepers, losers weepers.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
The exception which proves the rule.
Let the dead bury the dead.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Time will tell.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Good things come in small packages.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
An man's home is his castle.
Persuasion is better than force.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Pearls of wisdom.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
To the victor go the spoils.
More haste, less speed.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Put your best foot forward.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
Physician, heal thyself.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Man does not live by bread alone.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Keep your powder dry.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Waste not, want not.
Learn to walk before you run.
Beggars can't be choosers.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
A new broom sweeps clean.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Tomorrow never comes.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
Give the Devil his due.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
No man is an island.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
For everything there is a season.
The bigger, the better.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
One good deed deserves another.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Hope springs eternal.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
Time flies.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
Share and share alike.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
To every thing there is a season.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
There's safety in numbers.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
It's never too late to mend.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
A cat has nine lives.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
No pain, no gain.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
Good talk saves the food.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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