943 Irish Proverbs / Page 4
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it.62.
A little of anything isn't worth a pin; but a wee bit of sense is worth a lot.63.
A little pleases a poor man.64.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.65.
A loan long continued usually confers ownership.66.
A lock is better than suspicion.67.
A loud voice can make even the truth sound foolish.68.
A man has often cut a rod to beat himself.69.
A man is no more encumbered by his soul than the steed by his bridle or the lake by the swan.70.
A man is often a bad adviser to himself and a good adviser to another.71.
A man is shy in another man's corner.72.
A man lives long in his native place.73.
A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.74.
A man may be his own ruin.75.
A man of one cow - a man of no cow.76.
A man who holds good cards would never say if they were dealt wrong.77.
A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, Truth is great and will win out.78.
A meeting in sunlight is lucky, and a burying in the rain.79.
A misty winter brings a pleasant spring, a pleasant winter a misty spring.80.
A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig.