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Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes.
1916.
Action
Like a squirrel in a cage, always in action.
Aphra Behn
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Actions of the last age are like almanacs of the last year.
Sir John Denham
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A good action like a ring on the finger, the relief of a man of wit, the patronization of a clergyman.
Victor Hugo
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Reprehensible actions are like overstrong brandies; you cannot swallow them at a draught.
Victor Hugo
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Our actions are like the termination of verses, which we rhyme as we please.
François de La Rochefoucauld
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No more action than a stalled hearse in a snow storm.
William Winter
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