Through hardship to the stars
Here 'stars' is synonymous with fame or renown. It is a translation of the Latin proverb, Per aspera ad astra, and means that the road to fame... Read more →
Those whom the gods love die young
This springs from a belief in an after life that is better than this life. On this assumption a person who dies young is luckier than one who... Read more →
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones
The lesson this proverb teaches is that people whose own conduct is open to criticism should not criticise the conduct of other's who may... Read more →
Think not on what you lack as much as on what you have
This teaches contentment. Count your blessings, not your wants.
Things done cannot be undone
See What's done cannot be undone.
Things are seldom what they seem
As Buttercup and Captain Corcoran sing in H.M.S. Pinafore: Things are seldom what they seem, Skim milk masquerades as cream. The moral is... Read more →
A thing you don’t want is dear at any price
If you don't want an article, however cheap it may be, it is dear because it is useless to you. This is a warning against the temptation to buy... Read more →
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever
This is the first line of Endymion by John Keats and extols the idea of beauty. However depressed we may be, 'Some shape of beauty moves away... Read more →
The thin end of the wedge is dangerous
A wedge is a tool used to split logs of wood. The thick end is hammered and the thin end steadily widens the opening until the log falls apart.... Read more →
They brag most who can do least
The meaning of the proverb is that empty-headed persons are always the most talkative and noisy. This has the same meaning as Empty vessels make... Read more →