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Opposites attract.
To every thing there is a season.
All you need is love.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
You can't win them all.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
What can't be cured must be endured.
Cheats never prosper.
Nothing new under the sun.
One hand washes the other.
An army marches on its stomach.
More haste, less speed.
You win some, you lose some.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Hide in plain sight.
What goes up must come down.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
Tomorrow is another day.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Strike while the iron is hot.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
Never give a sucker an even break.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Money talks.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Seeing is believing.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
It's best to be on the safe side.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
A cat has nine lives.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
Go the extra mile.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
Patience is a virtue.
Beauty is only skin deep.
No man can serve two masters.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
If the cap fits, wear it.
There's safety in numbers.
It takes two to tango.
Once bitten, twice shy.
A person is known by the company they keep.
Every dog has its day.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Half a loaf is better than none.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
A cat may look at a king.
Big fish eat little fish.
Let the buyer beware.
The age of miracles is past.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
It's better to give than to receive.
Forgive and forget.
The more the merrier.
Small things amuse small minds.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
Good talk saves the food.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
No news is good news.
Learn to walk before you run.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
A good man is hard to find.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
All things must pass.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
When one door shuts, another opens.
Time and tide wait for no one.
Silence construes consent.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Time will tell.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
A stitch in time saves nine.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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