Gaelic Proverbs & Sayings

Best selected Gaelic Proverbs for your motivation and to enlighten your thoughts and wisdom.

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

Modesty is the beauty of women. [Modesty]

Praise the fine day in the evening.

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

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

More than we use is more than we want. [Desire]

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

Some of the sweetest berries grow among the sharpest thorns.

A dimple on the chin, the devil within. [Appearance]

Common sense hides shame. [Common Sense]

Avoid the evil, and it will avoid thee.

Evil thoughts often come from idleness.

Carelessness is worse than a thieve. [Detail]

Who God does not teach, man cannot. [Learning]

Waves will rise on silent water.

'Tis hard to hold a conger by the tail.

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

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

A bad reaper never gets a good sickle.

Repentance won't cure mischief. [Repentance]

Say but little and say it well.

Neither seek nor shun the fight.

Monday is the key day of the week. [Time and Time Management]

A king's son is no nobler than his company. [Association]

Assurance is two-thirds of success. [Confidence]

A day's work--getting started.

Choose your company before you choose your drink.

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

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

A man is known by the company he keeps.

There is no greater fraud than a promise not kept. [Fraud]

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

He that will not look forward must look behind.

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

The lion is known by the scratch of his claws.

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