Proverbs Flashcards
Ní chronaítear an t-uisce go dtriomaítear an tobar.
The water is not missed until the well runs dry.
Is lia gach othar i ndiaidh a leighis.
Every patient is a surgeon after his cure.
Má tá tú ag lorg cara gan l, beidh cara go deo.
If you are looking for a friend without fault, then you will be without a friend forever.
Ní bhíonn an rath ach mar a mbíonn an smacht
there can be no progress without discipline.
An chóisir i ndiadh na hóinsí
Every fool has his following
An té nach trua leis do chás ná déan do ghearán leis.
Do not look for sympathy where there is none.
Má challeann tú uair ar maidin beidh tú á tóriacht i rith an lae.
If you lose an hour in the morning you will be chasing it during the day.
Tógfaidh dath dubh ach ní thógfaidh dubh dath.
A color will take black but black will not take a color. You can blacken someone’s reputation but you cannot unblacken someone’s reputation.
