943 Irish Proverbs / Page 37
721.
The secret of an old woman scolding.722.
The seeking for one thing will find another.723.
The shoemaker's wife and the blacksmith's horse often go unshod.724.
The shortcut to food but the long way to work.725.
The silent are often guilty.726.
The silent mouth is golden.727.
The slow horse reaches the mill.728.
The slow hound often has good qualities.729.
The smaller the cabin the wider the door.730.
The smallest thing outlives the human being.731.
The stars make no noise.732.
The steed does not retain its speed forever.733.
The sty before the litter.734.
The sweat of one's brow is what burns everyone.735.
The thief is no danger to the beggar.736.
The thief is sorry he is to be hanged, not that he is a thief.737.
The three faults of drinking are: a sorrowful morning, a dirty coat, and an empty pocket.738.
The three most beautiful sights: a potato garden in bloom, a ship under sail, and a woman after the birth of a child.739.
The tongue ties knots that the teeth cannot loosen.740.
The tree remains, but not so the hand that put it.