943 Irish Proverbs / Page 74
- 731. The stars make no noise.
 - 732. The steed does not retain its speed forever.
- 733. The sty before the litter.
- 734. The sweat of one's brow is what burns everyone.
- 735. The thief is no danger to the beggar.
- 736. The thief is sorry he is to be hanged, not that he is a thief.
- 737. The three faults of drinking are: a sorrowful morning, a dirty coat, and an empty pocket.
- 738. The three most beautiful sights: a potato garden in bloom, a ship under sail, and a woman after the birth of a child.
- 739. The tongue ties knots that the teeth cannot loosen.
- 740. The tree remains, but not so the hand that put it.
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