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The early bird gets the worm.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Good things come to those who wait.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
Make love not war.
Live and let live.
A new broom sweeps clean.
Make hay while the sun shines.
A bad penny always turns up.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Opposites attract.
A person is known by the company they keep.
All things must pass.
Any port in a storm.
Bad money drives out good.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
When one door shuts, another opens.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
A dog is a man's best friend.
Horses for courses.
It takes two to tango.
One good deed deserves another.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Less said, soon mended.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
The pen is mightier than sword.
All the world loves a lover.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Make haste slowly.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
There's no smoke without fire.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Don't change horses in midstream.
Virtue is its own reward.
There's a time and a place for everything.
A good man is hard to find.
Youth is wasted on the young.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
Love is blind.
Good fences make good neighbours.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Cheats never prosper.
Learn to walk before you run.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
Give the Devil his due.
Practice what you preach.
You reap what you sow.
Man does not live by bread alone.
Walls have ears.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Always put your best foot forward.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
Keep your powder dry.
Another day, another dollar.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
Practice makes perfect.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Bad news travels fast.
It's the singer not the song.
It ain't over, till it's over.
Every picture tells a story.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Love makes the world go round.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
No pain, no gain.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Patience is a virtue.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Time will tell.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
It goes without saying.
Pride comes before a fall.
Handsome is as handsome does.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
First come, first served.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
Silence is golden.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Nine tailors make a man.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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