| Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. | | | | Benjamin Franklin |
| | | A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges. | 1 |
| Forgotten like the forms of last year’s clouds. | 2 |
| As hard as for an empty sack to stand upright. | 3 |
| A house without woman or firelight is like a body without soul or spirit. | 4 |
Applause
Waits on success; the fickle multitude,
Like the straw that floats along the stream,
Glide with the current still and follow fortune. | 5 |
| Plain as the way to market. | 6 |
| Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the key often used is always bright. | 7 |
Snug
As a bug
In a rug. | 8 |
| Stared like a pig poisoned. | 9 | | |
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