943 Irish Proverbs / Page 33
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Strife is better than loneliness.642.
Sweet is the voice of the man who has wealth.643.
Sweet is the wine but sour is the payment.644.
Take gifts with a sigh because most men give in order to be paid.645.
Take gifts with a sigh most men give to be paid.646.
Take gifts with a sigh; most men give to be paid.647.
Take heed is a good reed.648.
Talk doesn't fill the stomach.649.
Tell the truth and shame the devil.650.
That which is nearest a woman's heart is the first to come out.651.
That's a spoon ye'll sup sorrow with yet.652.
The apple falls on the head that's under it.653.
The beginning and end of one's life is to draw closer to the fire.654.
The beginning of health is sleep.655.
The best horse doesn't always win the race.656.
The best looking-glass is the eyes of a friend.657.
The best way to keep loyalty in a man's heart is to keep money in his purse.658.
The bird that can sing and won't sing should be made to sing.659.
The blacksmith's horse and the cobbler's wife are always the last to have shoes.660.
The cat has leave to look at the queen and the queen has leave to shoot it.