Put a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to hell.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about hell
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The herb that can't be got is the one that heals.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
Pity the man who has a stranger's spancel on him.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man
It's difficult to choose between two blind goats.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about blind
If you lend your coat, don't cut off the buttons.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about contentment
Many a sudden change takes place on a spring day.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about spring, change, day
If you lie down with dogs you'll rise with fleas.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about lie, contentment
You should never stop the plough to kill a mouse.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about contentment
Don't tell your complaint to one who has no pity.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
Make your hay before the fine weather leaves you.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about weather, contentment
Never burn a penny candle looking for a halfpenny.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
Never buy through your ears but through your eyes.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about commerce, eyes
Don't mention him and a decent man in the one day.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about day, man
Though honey is sweet, do not lick it off a briar.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
Don't outstay your welcome like a neighbor's goat.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
The tree remains, but not so the hand that put it.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
He who has cattle on the hill will not sleep easy.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about sleep
When the fruit is scarcest, its taste is sweetest.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man
Don't demand your rights until you have the power.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about power, contentment
