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Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Li Hung Chang

Bred like rats on a grain ship.

Decency is like gold, the same in all countries.

As unavailable as for a man to whistle in the teeth of a gale, or to cast a jug of water against a tidal wave.