943 Irish Proverbs / Page 8
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A woman without is she who has neither pipe nor child.142.
A wren in the hand is better than a crane to be caught.143.
About evening a man is known.144.
After the gathering comes the scattering.145.
Age is honorable and youth is noble.146.
All are not saints that go to church.147.
All happy endings are beginnings as well.148.
All sins cast long shadows.149.
An empty house is better than a bad tenant.150.
An excuse is nearer to a woman than her apron.151.
An eye is blind in another man's corner.152.
An inch is a great deal on a nose.153.
An Irishman is never at his best except when fighting.154.
An old broom knows the dirty corners best.155.
Any fool carries an umbrella on a wet day, but the wise man carries it every day.156.
Any man can lose his hat in a fairy - wind.157.
Any man who owns a cow can always find a woman to milk her.158.
Anything is better than a bad marriage.159.
Anything will fit a naked man.160.
Apelles was not a master painter the first day.