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Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Life is what you make it.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
A thing begun is half done.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
All the world loves a lover.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
All roads lead to Rome.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
All's well that ends well.
Better late than never.
Nine tailors make a man.
No news is good news.
Walls have ears.
Make haste slowly.
Cold hands, warm heart.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
All publicity is good publicity.
A person is known by the company they keep.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Make love not war.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
He who hesitates is lost.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
All that glitters is not gold.
Live and let live.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Live and learn.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Fortune favours the brave.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Curiosity killed the cat.
It takes one to know one.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
You win some, you lose some.
The best things in life are free.
Better safe than sorry.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Seeing is believing.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
Give credit where credit is due.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
It goes without saying.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
Fight fire with fire.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
There are two sides to every question.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
You are what you eat.
Don't rock the boat.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Let well alone.
You can't win them all.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
The bigger, the better.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Business before pleasure.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
The best-laid plans go astray.
What goes around comes around.
Opposites attract.
Paddle your own canoe.
Everyone has their price.
It ain't over, till it's over.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Get out while the getting is good.
There's a time and a place for everything.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
Hide in plain sight.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
Let the buyer beware.
Different strokes for different folks.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
For everything there is a season.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Practice what you preach.
Great minds think alike.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Don't throw good money after bad.
A good man is hard to find.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
A word to the wise is enough.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
East is east, and west is west.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
A bad penny always turns up.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Persuasion is better than force.
First come, first served.
Still waters run deep.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
A fish always rots from the head.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
Attack is the best form of defence.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
A new broom sweeps clean.
Cheats never prosper.
Moderation in all things.
You can't take it with you.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
Possession is nine points of the law.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Honesty is the best policy.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
Money isn't everything.
Tomorrow never comes.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
While there is life, there is hope.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
Life begins at forty.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Love is blind.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
A picture paints a thousand words.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Small things amuse small minds.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Man does not live by bread alone.
What can't be cured must be endured.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
A poor worker blames the tools.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
Home is where the heart is.
It's best to be on the safe side.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
It's all grist to the mill.
Pride comes before a fall.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
The early bird gets the worm.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Variety is the spice of life.
Practice makes perfect.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
Once a thief, always a thief.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Each to their own.
There's an exception to every rule.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
There's safety in numbers.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
One person's trash is another person's treasure.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
An man's home is his castle.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
The age of miracles is past.
The customer is always right.
It's the singer not the song.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Talk is cheap.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Half a loaf is better than none.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
The best defence is a good offence.
Enough is enough.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Another day, another dollar.
Good things come to those who wait.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
No man can serve two masters.
Truth will out.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
It takes two to tango.
Give the Devil his due.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Forgive and forget.
Never tell tales out of school.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
To every thing there is a season.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Appearances can be deceptive.
A stitch in time saves nine.
An army marches on its stomach.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Third time lucky.
Blood is thicker than water.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Stupid is as stupid does.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Time will tell.
You can't always get what you want.
One good deed deserves another.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
Go the extra mile.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Physician, heal thyself.
Money talks.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Marriages are made in heaven.
A golden key can open any door.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Pearls of wisdom.
Time is money.
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
It never rains but it pours.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
The truth will out.
First things first.
The end justifies the means.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Only the good die young.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
All good things must come to an end.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Christmas comes but once a year.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Two heads are better than one.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Good fences make good neighbours.
Horses for courses.
Knowledge is power.
There's no smoke without fire.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Bad news travels fast.
Keep your chin up.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
A watched pot never boils.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
Even a worm will turn.
Forewarned is forearmed.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Waste not, want not.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
Every dog has its day.
The more the merrier.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Bad money drives out good.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
Love makes the world go round.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
A house is not a home.
All things must pass.
Always put your best foot forward.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Seek and you shall find.
All you need is love.
There's one born every minute.
Learn to walk before you run.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
Any port in a storm.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Make hay while the sun shines.
You are never too old to learn.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Nothing succeeds like success.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Put your best foot forward.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Less is more.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Let bygones be bygones.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
When one door shuts, another opens.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
The best is the enemy of the good.
There's no place like home.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
One swallow does not a summer make.
Time flies.
Dead men tell no tales.
If you build it, they will come.
Easy come, easy go.
You can't make bricks without straw.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Time and tide wait for no one.
In the midst of life we are in death.
What goes up must come down.
Silence is golden.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
Look before you leap.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Count your blessings.
All's fair in love and war.
A man is known by his friends.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
Every picture tells a story.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
If you can't be good, be careful.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
Charity begins at home.
Never go to bed on an argument.
Less said, soon mended.
Every stick has two ends.
It's never too late to mend.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Manners maketh the man.
Wonders will never cease.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It's better to give than to receive.
A dog is a man's best friend.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Good things come in small packages.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
The Devil is in the details.
No pain, no gain.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Don't change horses in midstream.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Revenge is sweet.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
Virtue is its own reward.
Youth is wasted on the young.
The pen is mightier than sword.
There is honour among thieves.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
Don't shoot the messenger.
There's no time like the present.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Hope springs eternal.
All good things come to those that wait.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
No man is an island.
Let the dead bury the dead.
Beggars can't be choosers.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Haste makes waste.
Misery loves company.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
Don't get mad, get even.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Keep your powder dry.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Good talk saves the food.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
More haste, less speed.
Ignorance is bliss.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
Share and share alike.
The exception which proves the rule.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Seize the day.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
The show must go on.
Fight the good fight.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
The wages of sin is death.
A cat may look at a king.
Beware the Ides of March.
Crime doesn't pay.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
A cat has nine lives.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
Quid pro quo.
Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
Tomorrow is another day.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
Only fools and horses work.
You can have too much of a good thing.
Strike while the iron is hot.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
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Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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