Irish Sayings
Irish Sayings
craft destroys learn learning
It destroys the craft not to learn it
heart mouth nearest
What is nearest the heart is nearest the mouth
enemies fifty house outside within
Better fifty enemies outside the house than one within
good
Better one good thing that is than two good things that were
hound
As the big hound is, so will the pup be.
crows learns
As the old cock crows the young cock learns
fruit sweetest taste
When the fruit is scarcest its taste is sweetest
both enemy friend
Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die.
fear hay reason stack tied wind
There is no reason to fear the wind if your stack of hay is well tied
heaven higher patience tree
There is not a tree in heaven higher than the tree of patience
dead drink entered good hell man reasons
There are many good reasons for drinking, One just entered my head, If a man can not drink when he's living, How in the hell can he drink when he's dead
honey lick though
Though honey is sweet, do not lick it off a briar
bright chimney future proverbs sweep
May you have a bright future - as the chimney sweep said to his son.
boat head row
Nodding the head does not row the boat