Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
halfway man
A questioning man is halfway to being wise.
lasting song tune wealth word
A tune is more lasting than the song of the birds,And a word more lasting than the wealth of the world.
best knows shoe
The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches.
drinking sorrow thirst
Thirst is the end of drinking and sorrow is the end of drunkenness.
hanged lack resource
Lack of resource has hanged many a person.
known secret three
It is not a secret if it is known by three people.
cow
It is often that a cow does not take after its breed.
food laughter
Laughter is brightest, in the place here the food is.
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
fine nobody proverbs wake
Snuff at a wake is fine if there's nobody sneezing over the snuff box.
class lower matter
It's not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while.
reap sow spring
If you do not sow in the spring you will not reap in the autumn.
boots man mind places
The man with the boots does not mind where he places his foot.