Famous Proverbs
948 Proverbs about Irish / Page 60
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A penny in a poor man's pocket is better than two pennies in a rich man's pocket.592.
Forgetting a debt does not pay it.593.
Money makes the horse gallop whether he has shoes or not.594.
Money is like muck - no good till spread.595.
It is a poor village that has neither smoke nor fire.596.
Any fool carries an umbrella on a wet day, but the wise man carries it every day.597.
Many a white collar covers a dirty neck.598.
The shoemaker's wife and the blacksmith's horse often go unshod.599.
You cannot tell from a man's clothes how much he is making, but you must look at his wife's.600.
Many an honest heart beats under a ragged coat.