943 Irish Proverbs / Page 10
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Better fifty enemies outside the house than one within.182.
Better for a man to have even a dog welcome him than a dog bark at him.183.
Better is an ass that carries you than a horse that throws you.184.
Better is the trouble that follows death than the trouble that follows shame.185.
Better one good thing that is, rather than two good things that were, or three good things that might never come to pass.186.
Better one house spoiled than two.187.
Better own a trifle than want a great deal.188.
Better sit beside him than in his place.189.
Better the certainty of the straddle than the mere loan of a saddle.190.
Better the coldness of a friend than the sweetness of an enemy.191.
Beware of people who dislike cats.192.
Beware of the anger of a patient man.193.
Big bellies were never generous.194.
Big men are not the only kind that can reap a harvest.195.
Both your friend and your enemy think that you will never die.196.
Bricks and mortar make a house, but the laughter of children makes a home.197.
By degrees the castles are built.198.
Castles were built a stone at a time.199.
Choose your company before you go drinking.200.
Cleaning the house will not pay the rent.