Two heads are better than one
It is an advantage to confer with somebody else before reaching an important decision. 'I've got a problem on my mind, Harry. Give me the... Read more →
Two dogs fight for a bone, and a third runs away with it
While two persons are disputing over something, somebody else takes advantage of the fact that their attention is distracted. For example, there... Read more →
Two blacks do not make a white
Your faults are not excused by the faults of somebody else. 'Jack often travels on the train without a ticket, so why shouldn't I? 'Just... Read more →
The truth will out
Truth cannot be concealed indefinitely. A similar proverb is Murder will out. As Shakespeare make a character say in The Merchant of Venice:... Read more →
Truth is stranger than fiction
More curious things happen in real life than have ever been invented by writers of sensational stories. We often use the saying when we hear of... Read more →
A tree is known by its fruit
People are judged by what they do. The sources are Matthew, xii, 33 and Luke, vi, 44. Here is the second of these as given in the New English... Read more →
Too much curiosity lost Paradise
It doesn't do to be too curious or inquisitive. The proverb is a quotation from The Lucky Chance, a play by Aprah Behn. The reference is, of... Read more →
Too many cooks spoil the broth
Although many hands make light work there should be only one cook in a kitchen. If there are several of them they will disagree with each other,... Read more →
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts
A sharp tongue wounds. If you do not wish to hurt people's feelings, do not speak too harshly. As it says in the Apocrypha: 'Many have fallen by... Read more →
The tounge ever turns to the aching tooth
Similarly do our thoughts keep on coming back to something that is worrying us.