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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Good things come in small packages.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Practice what you preach.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
Better safe than sorry.
Only the good die young.
Never speak ill of the dead.
All's well that ends well.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Money makes the world go round.
Misery loves company.
Physician, heal thyself.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
A watched pot never boils.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
While there is life, there is hope.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
Keep your chin up.
All roads lead to Rome.
Paddle your own canoe.
There's no fool like an old fool.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Life begins at forty.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
You can have too much of a good thing.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Enough is enough.
Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
Cold hands, warm heart.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
It's the singer not the song.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
Good talk saves the food.
Two heads are better than one.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
No man is an island.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
It's better to give than to receive.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
You can't make bricks without straw.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
One good deed deserves another.
Time is a great healer.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
It's best to be on the safe side.
A bad penny always turns up.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Let bygones be bygones.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Make haste slowly.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Make hay while the sun shines.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
There's no place like home.
Shrouds have no pockets.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Time flies.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Another day, another dollar.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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