Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
memory proverbs wrong
When you are right no one remembers; when you are wrong no one forgets.
donkey
The world would not make a racehorse of a donkey
built rounded unless wall
and you have not built a wall unless you have rounded a corner.
people quiet
Quiet people are well able to look after themselves.
dry until value water
We do not know the value of water until we go dry
learned properly trade
A trade not properly learned is an enemy.
listen river sound
Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout.
exist unknown
It is better to exist unknown to the law.
broken nose
Many a man's nose was broken by his mouth.
act thy
Let not thy act be from thy tongue.
man mature running twenty
Twenty years a child; twenty years running wild; twenty years a mature man /and after that, praying.
beginning difficult grows hard twig twist
When a twig grows hard it is difficult to twist it. Every beginning is weak.
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,