# Tilley's Proverbs

- **Website:** <https://tilleyproverbs.com>
- **Primary alias:** `tilleyproverbs.com`

## Description

Tilley’s Proverbs is an online reference site devoted to historical proverbs and their sources. Drawing on Tilley’s Dictionary, it presents a searchable collection of 11,821 sayings, with entries enhanced by modern analysis and links to similar proverbs. Visitors can browse the collection alphabetically, explore an index, search by keyword, or discover an entry through the random proverb feature.

The site also organizes its material into special collections, making it easier to explore proverbs associated with writers and traditions. Featured sources include Shakespeare, the Bible, Erasmus, Dryden, Spenser, Milton, Don Quixote, and many others. Additional collections cover Italian, French, Spanish, British, and English proverbs, alongside works by authors such as Franklin, Swift, and Ben Jonson.

Designed for readers interested in language, literature, and cultural history, Tilley’s Proverbs offers a broad way to encounter traditional sayings and examine their meanings, origins, and relationships. The site identifies its latest update as January 27, 2026.

## Industries

- 🗺 Reference Materials
- 🗺 Dictionaries and Encyclopedias _(under Reference Materials)_
- 🧪 Science and Education
- 🧪 Literature _(under Science and Education)_

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