Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
The thousand brilliant accomplishments of
the past cannot serve today's purpose.
The thread breaks where it is thinnest.
The thread breaks where it is weakest.
The thread follows the needle.
The thread must be longer than the needle.
The threatener loses the opportunity of
vengeance.
The threatener sometimes gets a beating.
The three faults of drinking are: a sorrowful
morning, a dirty coat, and an empty
pocket.
The Three great mysteries: air to a bird,
water to a fish, mankind to himself.
The three most beautiful sights: a potato
garden in bloom, a ship under sail, and a
woman after the birth of a child.
The threshold says nothing but what it hears
of the hinge.
The throat must pay for what the tongue
may say.
The thrower of stones throws away the
strength of his own arm.
The tide will fetch away what the ebb
brings.
The tiger crouches before he leaps upon his
prey.
The tiger depends on the forest; the forest
depends on the tiger.
The tiger that has once tasted blood is never
sated with the taste of it.
The tiger that prowls quietly doesn't mean
it's intimidated.
The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.
The time for pressing is while the iron is hot.
The time to make friends is before you need
them.
The time to slap a king is the time when a
fly touches on his cheek.
The time you wake up is your morning.
The times are changing; we too are changing
with them.
The timid crow withdraws his wings from
harm.
The timid ox drinks muddy watr.
The tip of a finger cannot be touched by
itself.
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The tired mare goes willingly to grass.
The tired ox plants his foot firmly.
The tiredness of the body is the health of the
soul.
The title is one thing, the contents another.
The toad does not come into the daylight
without reason.
The toad likes water, but not when it's boil-
ing.
The toad that wanted to avoid the rain fell in
the water.
The tod keeps aye his ain hole clean.
The tod's whelps are ill to tame.
The toe of the star-gazer is often stubbed.
The tongue always returns to the sore tooth.
The tongue can be so sweet but when the
hands are too tough.
The tongue can paint what the eye can't see.
The tongue ever turns to the aching tooth.
The tongue goes to where the tooth aches.
The tongue has no bones, yet it breaks
bones.
The tongue hasn't got a bone but it can
break a bone.
The tongue hurts more than the teeth.
The tongue is but three inches long, yet it
can kill a man six feet high.
The tongue is more to be feared than the
sword.
The tongue is not statically smooth.
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.
The tongue is safe; even among thirty teeth.
The tongue is soft but constantly remains;
the teeth are hard yet they fall out.
The tongue is the mirror of the stomach.
The tongue is the worst piece of meat in the
world.
The tongue like a sharp knife...Kills without
drawing blood.
The tongue of a bad friend cuts more than a
knife.
The tongue of a woman is the sword that is
never allowed to rust.
The tongue of co-wives is bitter.
The tongue of experience utters the most
truth.