Irish Proverbs
Irish Proverbs
age-and-aging man mature proverbs running twenty
Twenty years a child; twenty years running wild; twenty years a mature man --and after that, praying.
beggar horseback proverbs
Put a beggar on horseback and he'll go on a gallop.
pot proverbs salmon trout
A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.
field plow proverbs turning
You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.
hard marrow proverbs
What is in the marrow is hard to take out of the bone.
beard fine goats mistake proverbs
Do not mistake a goats beard for a fine stallions tail.
loan proverbs
It's beter than the loan you couldn't get.
bad hen proverbs scratch
Its a bad hen that won't scratch herself.
addition great proverbs
A buckle is a great addition to an old shoe.
best boys friend mother proverbs stronger
A boys best friend is his mother and there's no spancel stronger than her apron string.
blind good nod proverbs wink
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
ink lasts longer martyrs proverbs scholars
A scholars ink lasts longer than a martyrs blood.
cow proverbs
Often a cow does not take after its breed.
coward coward-and-cowardice dead minute proverbs rest
It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life.