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This resource includes the best-known proverbs in the English language from around the world with quotations that provide a history of each proverb. Discover the story behind "Never say never," "It takes one to know one," and "Once bitten, twice shy."
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take: Take the goods the gods provide

takes: It takes one to know one

tale: A tale never loses in the telling

tales: Never tell tales out of school

talk: Talk is cheap

talk: Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear

tastes: Tastes differ

teach: Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs

teach: You can't teach an old dog new tricks

tell: Tell the truth and shame the Devil

thief: Set a thief to catch a thief

thieves: When thieves fall out, honest men come by their own

thing's: If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well

things: When things are at the worst they begin to mend

think: Think first and speak afterwards

third: The third time pays for all

third: Third time lucky

thought: Thought is free

threatened: Threatened men live long

three: Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead

three: Three removals are as bad as a fire

three: Three things are not to be trusted: a cow's horn, a dog's tooth, and a horse's hoof

thrift: Thrift is a great revenue

thrive: He that will thrive must first ask his wife

throw: Don't throw out your dirty water until you get in fresh

throw: Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater

time: No time like the present

time: There is a time and place for everything

time: There is a time for everything

time: Time and tide wait for no man

time: Time flies

time: Time is a great healer

time: Time is money

time: Time will tell

time: Time works wonders

times: Times change and we with time

today: Today you; tomorrow me

tomorrow: Tomorrow is another day

tomorrow: Tomorrow never comes

tongue: The tongue always returns to the sore tooth

too: Too many cooks spoil the broth

too: You can have too much of good thing

touches: He that touches pitch shall be defiled

trade: Trade follows the flag

travel: Travel broadens the mind

travels: He travels fastest who travels alone

tree: As a tree falls, so shall it lie

tree: The tree is known by its fruit

tricks: There are tricks in every trade

trouble: A trouble shared is a trouble halved

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