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Gaelic Proverb

  • 'Tis hard to hold a conger by the tail.

  • A bad reaper never gets a good sickle.

  • A day's work--getting started.

  • A friend by thee is better than a brother far off.

  • A gossip's mouth is the devil's postbag.

  • A man is known by the company he keeps.

  • Avoid the evil, and it will avoid thee.

  • Choose your company before you choose your drink.

  • Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat.

  • Do not light a fire that you cannot yourself put out.

  • Evil thoughts often come from idleness.

  • He that will not look forward must look behind.

  • He who would enjoy the fruit must not spoil the blossoms.

  • If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.

  • Neither seek nor shun the fight.

  • Peace is the well from which the stream of joy runs.

  • Praise the fine day in the evening.

  • See that your own hearth is swept before you lift your neighbor's ashes.

  • Some of the sweetest berries grow among the sharpest thorns.

  • The bitter cup we strive to remove from us holds the medicine we are most in need of.

  • The coroner and the lawyer grow fat on the quarrels of fools.

  • Waves will rise on silent water.

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