Gaelic Proverbs

Common sense hides shame. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Common sense hides shame.

’tis hard to hold a conger by the tail. Gaelic Proverbs Image

’tis hard to hold a conger by the tail.

Do not light a fire that you cannot yourself put out. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Do not light a fire that you cannot yourself put out.

Avoid the evil, and it will avoid thee. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Avoid the evil, and it will avoid thee.

Choose your company before you choose your drink. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Choose your company before you choose your drink.

Keep a thing seven years and you’ll find a use for it. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Keep a thing seven years and you’ll find a use for it.

Evil thoughts often come from idleness. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Evil thoughts often come from idleness.

There is no greater fraud than a promise not kept. Gaelic Proverbs Image

There is no greater fraud than a promise not kept.

A wild goose never laid a tame egg. Gaelic Proverbs Image

A wild goose never laid a tame egg.

He that will not look forward must look behind. Gaelic Proverbs Image

He that will not look forward must look behind.

Neither seek nor shun the fight. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Neither seek nor shun the fight.

The child that is left to himself will put his mother to shame. Gaelic Proverbs Image

The child that is left to himself will put his mother to shame.

It is easy to straighten in the oak the crook that grew in the sapling. Gaelic Proverbs Image

It is easy to straighten in the oak the crook that grew in the sapling.

Who God does not teach, man cannot. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Who God does not teach, man cannot.

Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat.

Don’t give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Don’t give cherries to pigs or advice to fools.

More than we use is more than we want. Gaelic Proverbs Image

More than we use is more than we want.

See that your own hearth is swept before you lift your neighbor’s ashes. Gaelic Proverbs Image

See that your own hearth is swept before you lift your neighbor’s ashes.

Self-assurance is two-thirds of success. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Self-assurance is two-thirds of success.

The bitter cup we strive to remove from us holds the medicine Gaelic Proverbs Image

The bitter cup we strive to remove from us holds the medicine

He that promises most will perform least. Gaelic Proverbs Image

He that promises most will perform least.

He who lies in the mud will rise dirty. Gaelic Proverbs Image

He who lies in the mud will rise dirty.

Even God cannot make two mountains without a valley in between. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Even God cannot make two mountains without a valley in between.

The lion is known by the scratch of his claws. Gaelic Proverbs Image

The lion is known by the scratch of his claws.

A man is known by the eye, and the face discovers wisdom. Gaelic Proverbs Image

A man is known by the eye, and the face discovers wisdom.

Some of the sweetest berries grow among the sharpest thorns. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Some of the sweetest berries grow among the sharpest thorns.

Some people make things happen, some watch things happen Gaelic Proverbs Image

Some people make things happen, some watch things happen

A king’s son is no nobler than his company. Gaelic Proverbs Image

A king’s son is no nobler than his company.

The fated thing will happen. Gaelic Proverbs Image

The fated thing will happen.

If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for. Gaelic Proverbs Image

If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.

Carelessness is worse than a thief. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Carelessness is worse than a thief.

As thou valuest yourself, others will esteem thee. Gaelic Proverbs Image

As thou valuest yourself, others will esteem thee.

He who would enjoy the fruit must not spoil the blossoms. Gaelic Proverbs Image

He who would enjoy the fruit must not spoil the blossoms.

Every day good luck to thee, and no day of sorrow be. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Every day good luck to thee, and no day of sorrow be.

A day’s work–getting started. Gaelic Proverbs Image

A day’s work–getting started.

Assurance is two-thirds success. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Assurance is two-thirds success.

If the best man’s faults were written on his forehead Gaelic Proverbs Image

If the best man’s faults were written on his forehead

Praise the fine day in the evening. Gaelic Proverbs Image

Praise the fine day in the evening.

In the shelter of each other, the people live. Gaelic Proverbs Image

In the shelter of each other, the people live.

A bad reaper never gets a good sickle. Gaelic Proverbs Image

A bad reaper never gets a good sickle.

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