A Dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

Scientist 30 Mar. 7 ‘But if you look at the general principles, it’s a wonderful system,’

says Richard Mulligan.. ‘Time will tell.’ future; time

TIME works wonders

1588 A. MARTEN Exhortation to defend Country F2 You..thinke that time will

worke wonders, though you your selves follow your owne pleasures. 1815 BYRON Letter

7 Jan. (1975) IV. 252 Time does wonders. 1845 D. W. JERROLD (title) Time works

wonders. 1872 G. J. WHYTE-MELVILLE Satanella II. xxiv. ‘I want you to like me.’..

‘They say time works wonders.. and I feel I shall.’ 1982 R. DAVIES Rebel Angels 4 But

there was time, and I was to be in his outer room, constantly under his eye. Time works

wonders. time

time see also there is always a FIRST time; NEVER is a long time; OTHER times, other
manners; PARSLEY seed goes nine times to the Devil; PROCRASTINATION is the thief of
time; one STEP at a time; a STITCH in time saves nine; THIRD time lucky; the THIRD time
pays for all; WORK expands so as to fill the time available.

TIMES change and we with time

Cf. L. omnia (also tempora) mutantur nos et mutamur in illis, all things (also times) are
changing and we with them (attributed to Lothar I, Holy Roman Emperor 840–55).

1578 LYLY Euphues I. 276 The tymes are chaunged as Ouid sayeth, and wee are

chaunged in the times. 1666 G. TORRIANO Italian Proverbs 281 Times change, and we

with them. .. The Latin says the same, Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis. 1943 C.

MILBURN Diary 21 Feb. (1979) 168 In English cities the Red Flag has been flown. ..

Times change indeed, and we with time. 1981 J. BINGHAM Brock 31 Times were

changing and Melford with them. circumstances; innovation

times see FALL down seven times, get up eight; MEASURE seven times, cut once;
OTHER times, other manners; PARSLEY seed goes nine times to the Devil.

tinker see if IFS and ands were pots and pans, there’d be no work for tinkers’ hands.

TODAY you; tomorrow me