Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
food laughter
Laughter is brightest, in the place here the food is.
listen river sound
Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout.
bad hen scratch
It is a bad hen that does not scratch herself.
road
It is a long road that has no turning.
hanged lack resource
Lack of resource has hanged many a person.
drink ends good
Good as drink is, it ends in thirst.
brings
He who comes with a story to you brings two away from you
master slave words
Words spoken, you are a slave to; those not said, you are the master of.
cow
The day will come when the cow will have use for her tail.
halfway man
A questioning man is halfway to being wise.
crab son walk
Walk straight, my son - as the old crab said to the young crab.
reap sow spring
If you do not sow in the spring you will not reap in the autumn.
class lower matter
It's not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while.
fine nobody proverbs wake
Snuff at a wake is fine if there's nobody sneezing over the snuff box.