Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Tell me what you want to buy and I will tell
you what you are.
Tell me where it itches if you want me to
scratch you.
Tell me who you live with, and I will tell
you who you are.
Tell me who your friend is, and I will tell
you who you are.
Tell me whom you frequent, and I will tell
you who you are.
Tell me whom you love, and I'll tell you
who you are.
Tell me who's your friend and I'll tell you
who you are.
Tell me with whom thou goest, and I'll tell
thee what thou doest.
Tell me with whom you go and i'll tell you
what you are.
Tell me with whom you travel, and I'll tell
you who you are.
Tell me your friends and I'll tell you who
you are.
Tell me, I'll forget. Show me, I may
remember. But involve me, and I'll
understand.
Tell nae tales out of the school.
Tell no one what you would have known
only to yourself.
Tell no tales out of school.
Tell not all you know, all you have, or all
you can do.
Tell not all you know, nor judge of all you
see, if you would live in peace.
Tell not all you know; believe not all you
hear; do not all you are able.
Tell not ever an evil man if misfortunes thee
befall.
Tell not thy mind to thy foolish friend, nor
to thy wise enemy.
Tell nothing to thy friend which why enemy
may not know.
Tell the blind he is eyeless, and he will get
mad at you.
Tell the truth and run.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
Tell the truth and then run.
Tell the truth and your head will be broken.
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Tell the truth, and people will bash in your
head.
Tell the truth, but leave immediately
afterward.
Tell your affairs in the market-place, and
one will call them black and another
white.
Tell your friend a lie -- and if he keeps it a
secret, tell him the truth.
Tell your friend a lie; and if he keeps it
secret, tell him the truth.
Tell your friend your secret, and he will set
his foot on your neck.
Tell your friends a lie; if he keeps it secret
tell him the truth.
Tell your own story first.
Tell your secret to your friend and he will
set his foot on your neck.
Temper your enthusiasm with judgement.
Temperance is the best medicine.
Temperance is the best physic.
Tempest in a teapot.
Temptation wrings integrity even as the
thumbscrew twists a man's fingers.
Ten enemies cannot do a man the harm that
he does to himself.
Ten helpless people were surpassed by a
single strong person.
Ten measures of beauty descended on the
world; nine went to jerusalem, and one
to the rest of the world.
Ten men, ten minds.
Ten men, ten tastes.
Ten noes are better then one lie.
Ten ounces to all, eleven ounces to some,
and a full twelve to no one.
Ten thousand of the greatest faults in our
neighbours is of less consequence than
the smallest of our own.
Ten tongues that spread the word are worth
less than two eyes that have seen, and
two eyes that have seen are worth less
than one hand that feels.
Ten who shout obtain more than ten who
remains silent.
Ten years of oblivion in school may bring
you fame overnight.