Praise the young and they will blosson.
Put silk on a goat and it is still a goat.
Put silk on a goat, and it's still a goat.
Quiet people are well able to look after themselves.
Scattering is easier than gathering.
Snuff at a wake is fine if there's noboby sneezing over the snuff box.
Soft words butter no parsnips, but they won't harden the heart of the cabbage either.
Strife is better than loneliness.
TThe best way to keep loyalty in a man's heart is to keep money in his purse.
Take gifts with a sigh; most men give to be paid.
The Irish forgive their great men when they are safely buried.
The beginning of health is sleep.
The covetous person is always in want.
The day will come when the cow will have use for her tail.
The full person can not understand the needs of the hungry.
The full person does not understand the needs of the hungry.
The hole is more honorable than the patch.
The light heart lives long.
The longest road out is the shortest road home.
The man with the boots does not mind where he places his foot.
The mills of God grind slowly but they grind finely.
