943 Irish Proverbs / Page 6
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A secret is a weapon and a friend.102.
A shamefaced man seldom acquires wealth.103.
A short visit is best and that not too often.104.
A shrew gets her wish but suffers in the getting.105.
A silent mouth is melodious.106.
A silent mouth is musical.107.
A silent mouth is sweet to hear.108.
A silent mouth never did any harm.109.
A sly rogue is often in good dress.110.
A small benefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.111.
A small debt makes a man your debtor, a large one your enemy.112.
A smokey cabin, a handful of spuds and a flea-filled bed.113.
A soft answer turns away anger.114.
A soft dropping April brings milk to cows and sheep.115.
A spender gets the property of the hoarder.116.
A stirring foot always gets something, even if it's only a thorn.117.
A story without an author is not worth listening to.118.
A swan would die with pride only for its black feet.119.
A thorn, a hound's tooth, a fool's word: these are the three sharpest things.120.
A trade not properly learned is an enemy.