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