English Proverbs · Alphabetical Index

Proverbs Beginning with T

246 entries beginning with the letter T.

T — Proverbs and Sayings

246 total
61
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
experience
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62
The furthest way about is the nearest way home.
achievement
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63
The game is not worth the candle..
effort
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64
The Gods send nuts to those who have no teeth
late
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65
The golden age was never the present age,
age
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66
The good is the enemy of the best.
good
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67
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
satisfaction
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68
The greater the sinner, the greater the saint
bad
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69
The greater the truth, the greater the libel
truth
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70
The grey mare is the better horse
woman
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71
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
rule
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72
The harder the storm, the sooner it’s over,
encouragement
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73
The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail.
inadequacy
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74
The labourer is worthy of his hire
payment
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75
The last drop makes the cup run over.
enough
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76
The last straw breaks the camel’s back.
endure
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77
The longest way round is the shortest way home.
way
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78
The man who has once been bitten by a snake fears every piece of rope.
caution
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79
The mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
opportunity
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80
The mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding fine.
justice
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81
The moon does not heed the barking of dogs.
effect
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82
The more the merrier.
plenty
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83
The more you get the more you want
satisfaction
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84
The morning sun never lasts a day.
start
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85
The mother of mischief is no bigger than a midge's wing
bad
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86
The mountains are high, and the emperor is far away
illegal
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87
The nail that sticks up gets hammered down
outstanding
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88
The nearer the bone, the sweeter the flesh.
excitment
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89
The nearer the church, the farhter form God
hypocrisy
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90
The opera isn't over till the fat lady sings.
ending
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91
The pitcher goes often to the well but is broken at last.
breaking
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92
The pot calls the kettle black.
hypocrisy
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93
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
success
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94
The quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love,
love
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95
the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong
win
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96
The rain falls on the just and the unjust alike.
consequences
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97
The receiver is as bad as the thief.
thief
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98
The remedy is worse than the disease.
problem
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99
The rich man has his ice in the summer and the poor man gets his in the winter,
poverty
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100
The rotten apple injures its neighbours.
injure
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101
The same fire that melts the butter hardens the egg.
reaction
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102
The sea refuses no river,
death
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103
The shoemaker’s child always goes barefoot,
family
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104
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
weakness
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105
The tailor makes the man.
attractive
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106
The thin end of the wedge
problem
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107
The tongue of idle persons is never idle.
idleness
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108
The truth is in the wine.
truth
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109
The used key is always bright
exercise
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110
The voice of one man is the voice of no one.
united
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111
The way to hell is paved with good intentions.
intention
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112
The wind cannot be caught in a net.
vanity
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113
The wolf changes his coat, not his nature.
change
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114
The work shows the workman.
work
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115
There are lees to every wine.
good
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116
There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with cream
target
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117
There are more ways to the wood than one.
doing
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118
There are no birds in last year's nest.
change
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119
There are plenty more fish in the sea
replace
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120
There are two sides to every question.
view
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