Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
drinking sorrow thirst
Thirst is the end of drinking and sorrow is the end of drunkenness.
retain speed youth
Youth sheds many a skin.The steed (horse) does not retain its speed forever.
bitter drink pay sweet
It is sweet to drink but bitter to pay for.
eat pigs quiet
It is the quiet pigs that eat the meal.
draws good horse
It is the good horse that draws its own cart.
fine nobody proverbs wake
Snuff at a wake is fine if there's nobody sneezing over the snuff box.
build built rome takes time
It takes time to build castles. Rome wan not built in a day.
boots man mind places
The man with the boots does not mind where he places his foot.
bad hen scratch
It is a bad hen that does not scratch herself.
road
It is a long road that has no turning.
hanged lack resource
Lack of resource has hanged many a person.
food laughter
Laughter is brightest, in the place here the food is.
reap sow spring
If you do not sow in the spring you will not reap in the autumn.
class lower matter
It's not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while.