Irish Proverb
Irish Proverb
drink ends good
Good as drink is, it ends in thirst.
drinking sorrow thirst
Thirst is the end of drinking and sorrow is the end of drunkenness.
bitter drink pay sweet
It is sweet to drink but bitter to pay for.
known secret three
It is not a secret if it is known by three people.
cow
It is often that a cow does not take after its breed.
exist unknown
It is better to exist unknown to the law.
broken nose
Many a man's nose was broken by his mouth.
listen river sound
Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout.
memory proverbs wrong
When you are right no one remembers; when you are wrong no one forgets.
crab son walk
Walk straight, my son - as the old crab said to the young crab.
cow
The day will come when the cow will have use for her tail.
master slave words
Words spoken, you are a slave to; those not said, you are the master of.
brings
He who comes with a story to you brings two away from you
man mature running twenty
Twenty years a child; twenty years running wild; twenty years a mature man /and after that, praying.