OLD IRISH PROVERBS

New Zealand Tablet, 3 December 1908, Page 38

OLD IRISH PROVERBS

The rare jewel is the most prized. A blind man is no judge of colors. When the,Q£t is out the mice dance. Even a fool^has luck. A^mofith of^vy, a heart of holly. The historian's food is truth. Fierceness is often hidden under beauty. There is often anger in a laugh. A good dress often hides a deceiver. Fame is more lasting than life. A foolish word is folly. Lay up in time. Mild to the meek. Cat after kind. Force overcomes justice. Hope consoles the persecuted. The satisfied forget the hungry. Long sleep renders a child inert. Hurry without haste. Drunkenness is the brother of robbery. Hope is the physician of each misery. It is difficult to tame the proud. Idleness is the desire of a fool. Look before you leap. He who is out, his supper cools. The memory of an old child is long. Everything is revealed by time. A cat can look at a king. Patience is the cure of an inveterate disease. Learning is the desire of the wise. Character is better than wealth. Without treasure, without friends. A hungry man is angry. No man is wise at all times. Every dear article is woman's desire. Wisdom exceeds strength. Wine is sweet ; to pay for it bitter. Sleep is the image of death. Enough is a feast. Present good is better than past good. Death is the physician of the poor. Every flatterer is not a friend.