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Diamond cut diamond.
The moon is not seen where the sun shines.
He that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin.
The pot calls the kettle black. /One ass nicknames another “Long-ears”.
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
Like draws to like. /Birds of a feather flock together.
Scratch a person where he itches. /A drop of honey catches more flies than a hogshead of vinegar.
Overdone is worse than undone.
When I did well, I heard it never; when I did ill, I heard it ever.
Many a little makes a mickle. /Penny and penny laid up will be many.
Say well is good, but do well is better.
If the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain.
East, west, home’s best.
Go through fire and water.
Carry fire in one hand and water in the other.