Misery loves company

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• Misery loves company
• Opposites attract
• Absence makes the heart grow fonder
• Familiarity breeds contempt
• You cant teach an old dog, new tricks
• Actions speak louder than words
• Whether you think you can or you think you cant,
  youre usually right
• Its always darkest before the dawn
• Every cloud has a silver lining
• No pain, no gain
• A friend in need is a friend indeed
• Slow and steady wins the race
• That which does not kill me, makes me stronger
• If it werent for bad luck, Id have no luck
• The bigger they are, the harder they fall
• An apple a day keeps the doctor away
• Early to bed and early to rise makes a man
  healthy, wealthy, wise

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Conventional Wisdom

• Ideas or explanations that are generally accepted
  as true
• E.g., Urban legends
• May be either true or false
• May be seen as a barrier to new theories or
  explanations