Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
hanged lack resource
Lack of resource has hanged many a person.
beginning difficult grows hard twig twist
When a twig grows hard it is difficult to twist it. Every beginning is weak.
man mature running twenty
Twenty years a child; twenty years running wild; twenty years a mature man /and after that, praying.
learned properly trade
A trade not properly learned is an enemy.
found god grace saddle
The grace of God is found between the saddle and the ground.
fully sailed sailor unless
You are not a fully fledged sailor unless you have sailed under full sail,
memory proverbs wrong
When you are right no one remembers; when you are wrong no one forgets.
work
Two thirds of the work is the semblance.
dry until value water
We do not know the value of water until we go dry
act thy
Let not thy act be from thy tongue.
fun gone liquor
When the liquor was gone the fun was gone.
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.
exist unknown
It is better to exist unknown to the law.