English Proverbs · Alphabetical Index

Proverbs Beginning with T

246 entries beginning with the letter T.

T — Proverbs and Sayings

246 total
1
Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
economic
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2
Take us as you find us.
acceptance
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3
Tall oaks grow from little acorns.
achievement
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4
Tarred with the same brush.
group
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5
Tastes differ.
differences
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6
Tell tales out of school.
secret
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7
Tell that to the marines.
lies
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8
That cock won’t fight.
inaccurate
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9
That’s a horse of another colour.
difference
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10
That’s where the shoe pinches!
difficulty
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11
The age of miracles is past
age
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12
The apple never falls far from the tree.
family
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13
The beggar may sing before the thief.
beggar
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14
The best advice is found on the pillow.
advice
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15
The best fish swim near the bottom.
effort
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16
The best helping hand is at the end of your sleeve.
help
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17
The best is the enemy of the good.
perfection
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18
the best of both worlds
win
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19
The best of friends must part.
friendship
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20
The best of men are but men at best.
imperfection
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21
The best things in life are free.
free
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22
The bleating of the kid excites the tiger.
rouse
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23
The bread never falls but on its buttered side.
wrong
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24
The buck stops here
decision
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25
The busiest men have the most leisure.
busy
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26
The buyer has need of a hundred eyes, the seller but one.
trade
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27
The cap fits.
matching
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28
The caribou feeds the wolf, but it is the wolf who keeps the caribou strong.
relationship
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29
The cat would eat fish and would not wet her paws.
action
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30
The city for wealth, the country for health
balance
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31
The cobbler should stick to his last.
experience
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32
The cobbler’s wife is the worst shod.
skill
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33
The company makes the feast
company
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34
The cowl does not make the monk
character
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35
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
hope
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36
The darkest place is under the candlestick.
obvious
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37
The devil can quote scriptures for his ownh ends
devil
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38
The devil finds work for idle hands to do
idleness
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39
The devil has the best tunes
illegal
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40
The devil is in the details
detail
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41
The devil is not so black as he is painted.
bad
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42
The devil knows many things because he is old.
experience
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43
The devil looks after his own.
success
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44
The devil lurks behind the cross.
pretense
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45
The devil's children have the Devil's luck
luck
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46
The die is cast.
decision
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47
The dog returns to its vomit
habit
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48
The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on.
effect
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49
The Dutch have taken Holland.
news
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50
The early bird catches the worm.
early
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51
The early man never borrows from the late man
early
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52
The end crows the work
value
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53
The end justifies the means.
result
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54
The enemy of my enemy is my friend
enemy
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55
The exception proves the rule.
exception
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56
The eye of the master does more work than both his hands
work
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57
The eyes are the window of the soul
character
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58
The face is the index of the mind.
face
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59
The fat is in the fire.
problem
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60
The first blow is half the battle.
hit
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