943 Irish Proverbs / Page 13
- 121. A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.
 - 122. A true friend laughs at your stories even when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your troubles even when they're not so bad.
- 123. A turkey never voted for an early Christmas.
- 124. A Tyrone woman will never buy a rabbit without a head for fear it's a cat.
- 125. A watched kettle never boils.
- 126. A wedge from itself splits the oak tree.
- 127. A welcome is a debtor's face.
- 128. A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in.
- 129. A wild goose never reared a tame gosling.
- 130. A windy day is not the day for thatching.
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