Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases - Part 36
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1643. TOOLS. What is a workman without his tools?

1644. TOO FAR. Too far east is west.

1645. TOO MUCH. He that grasps at too much, holds fast nothing.

1646. TOP SAWYERS. We can't all be top sawyers.

1647. TRADE. He that hath a trade hath an estate.

1648. TRADE. Every man to his trade.

1649. TRADE. Trade knows neither friends nor kindred.

1650. TRADE. Trade is the mother of money.

1651. TRADES. Jack of all trades, and master of none.

1652. TRADESMAN. A tradesman who gets not loseth.

1653. TRAVELS. He that travels far knows much.

1654. TREE. A tree is known by its fruit, and not by its leaves.

1655. TREE. Remove an old tree and it will wither to death.

1656. TREES. Set trees poor, and they will grow rich; set them rich, and they will grow poor.

1657. TREES. You cannot see wood for trees.

1658. TRIFLE. Fall not out with a friend for a trifle.

1659. TROUBLE. He who seeketh trouble never misseth it.

1660. TROUBLED WATERS. Never fish in troubled waters.

1661. TROUBLES. Never make troubles of trifles.

1662. TROUBLES. Hidden troubles disquiet most.

1663. TRUE WORD. There's many a true word spoken in jest.

1664. TRUE. That is true which all men say.

1665. TRUST.

If you trust before you try, You may repent it ere you die.

1666. TRUST. Trust in G.o.d, and keep your powder dry.

1667. TRUST NOT. Trust not a broken staff.

1668. TRUST NOT. Trust not a horse's heel, nor a dog's tooth.

1669. TRUTH. Truth lies in a well.

1670. TRUTH. Truth is stranger than fiction.

1671. TRUTH. Fair fall truth and daylight.

1672. TRUTH. Speak the truth and shame the devil.

1673. TRUTH. Truth hath a good face, but bad clothes.

1674. TRUTH. Truth may be blamed, but it can't be shamed.

1675. TRUTH.

Whatever you do, whatever you say, Tell your doctor and lawyer the truth alway.

1676. TRY. Try your friend before you trust him.

1677. TUB. Every tub must stand on its own bottom.

1678. TURN. One good turn deserves another.

1679. TURNED. Swine, women, and bees are not to be turned.

1680. TWELFTH DAY. At twelfth-day the days are lengthened a c.o.c.k's stride.

1681. TWENTY. As good twenty as nineteen.

1682. TWICE. If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.

1683. TWO FACES. Never carry two faces under one hat.

1684. TWO HEADS. Two heads are better than one.

1685. TWO PLACES. One cannot be in two places at once.

1686. TWO SUNDAYS. When two Sundays come in one week--that is, never.

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1687. UNHAPPY. An unhappy lad may make a good man.

1688. UNITS. The greatest number is made up of units.