Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
dry until value water
We do not know the value of water until we go dry
work
Two thirds of the work is the semblance.
learned properly trade
A trade not properly learned is an enemy.
beginning difficult grows hard twig twist
When a twig grows hard it is difficult to twist it. Every beginning is weak.
act thy
Let not thy act be from thy tongue.
fun gone liquor
When the liquor was gone the fun was gone.
people quiet
Quiet people are well able to look after themselves.
built rounded unless wall
and you have not built a wall unless you have rounded a corner.
donkey
The world would not make a racehorse of a donkey
loves man mother sweetheart wife
A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.
You must live with a person to know a person. If you want to know me come and live with me.
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.
halfway man
A questioning man is halfway to being wise.
best knows shoe
The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches.