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A fool and his money are soon parted.
There are two sides to every question.
It takes one to know one.
It never rains but it pours.
It takes two to tango.
Get out while the getting is good.
Home is where the heart is.
Only the good die young.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
He who hesitates is lost.
The exception which proves the rule.
All publicity is good publicity.
You can have too much of a good thing.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Make love not war.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
Beware the Ides of March.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
All you need is love.
An man's home is his castle.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
There's an exception to every rule.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Easy come, easy go.
Count your blessings.
Fight the good fight.
A cat has nine lives.
A word to the wise is enough.
Put your best foot forward.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
One hand washes the other.
A stitch in time saves nine.
If the cap fits, wear it.
All good things come to those that wait.
Manners maketh the man.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Business before pleasure.
Appearances can be deceptive.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
Cheats never prosper.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Variety is the spice of life.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
There's no smoke without fire.
Let bygones be bygones.
Better safe than sorry.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
It's never too late to mend.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
A house is not a home.
It's all grist to the mill.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
What goes up must come down.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Keep your powder dry.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
Nine tailors make a man.
Moderation in all things.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
More haste, less speed.
Live and learn.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Handsome is as handsome does.
Knowledge is power.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
The more the merrier.
The show must go on.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
One swallow does not a summer make.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
Good talk saves the food.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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