1614 American Proverbs / Page 72
1421. To forgive a duke his tyranny alters not the total situation.
1422. To have a friend, close one eye; to keep him, close both.
1423. To know all is to forgive all.
1424. To laugh at a man with sense is the privilege of fools.
1425. To one who understands, few words are needed.
1426. To plough a straight furrow, never look back.
1427. To see beauty you must have beauty in your soul.
1428. To spoil a child is to maim it a bit.
1429. Tongue double brings trouble.
1430. Too far east is west.
1431. Too many cooks spoil the brew.
1432. Too many fingers spoil the pie.
1433. Too much attention to the pigskin doesn't help the sheepskin.
1434. Too much courtesy, too much craft.
1435. Too much force breeds suspicion.
1436. Too much prosperity makes most men fools.
1437. True bravery is without witness.
1438. True friends are like diamonds, precious and rare; false ones like autumn leaves, found everywhere.
1439. True friends never polish each other.
1440. True generosity is the ability to accept ingratitude.