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Shrouds have no pockets.
Once a thief, always a thief.
Keep your powder dry.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
Money is the root of all evil.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
All publicity is good publicity.
Hide in plain sight.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
Every stick has two ends.
The show must go on.
Manners maketh the man.
Tomorrow never comes.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
A new broom sweeps clean.
All's well that ends well.
Love will find a way.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
The truth will out.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Knowledge is power.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
While there is life, there is hope.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Never tell tales out of school.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
A poor worker blames the tools.
God helps those who help themselves.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Less said, soon mended.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Don't throw good money after bad.
Man does not live by bread alone.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Good fences make good neighbours.
You are never too old to learn.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Half a loaf is better than none.
The Devil looks after his own.
You reap what you sow.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Easy come, easy go.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
He who hesitates is lost.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
More haste, less speed.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
Let the dead bury the dead.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
All roads lead to Rome.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
Better safe than sorry.
Moderation in all things.
Don't shoot the messenger.
A picture paints a thousand words.
It takes two to tango.
Good talk saves the food.
There is honour among thieves.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Practice what you preach.
Variety is the spice of life.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Live and learn.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
It's better to give than to receive.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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