943 Irish Proverbs / Page 36
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The nearer the church, the further from god.702.
The nest is enough for a wren.703.
The old pipe gives the sweetest smoke.704.
The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune.705.
The one who waits the fine day, will get the fine day.706.
The only cure for love is marriage.707.
The person of the greatest talk is the person of the least work.708.
The person who brings a story to you will take away two from you.709.
The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb gray hairs.710.
The pig in the sty doesn't know the pig going along the road.711.
The Power fellow will have another day.712.
The pride of women and the pride of priests.713.
The proverb cannot be bettered.714.
The quiet pigs eat all the draff.715.
The rabbit gets fat on what the hare misses.716.
The raggy colt often made a powerful horse.717.
The right time to dine is: for the rich man, when he is hungry; and for the poor, when he has something to eat.718.
The road to Heaven is well signposted, but it is badly lit at night.719.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.720.
The seagull thinks it is an act of kindness to give the fish a lift in the air.