73 Scottish Gaelic Proverbs / Page 4
- 31. If bad be the raven, his company is no better.
 - 32. If there be a God, and no one knows whether there be, leave it between ourselves and the dirks.
- 33. It is not the nodding of heads that does the rowing.
- 34. It is not the priest's first story that should be believed.
- 35. It's a long river whose head can't be found.
- 36. It's better to try than to hope.
- 37. It's difficult to draw pure water from a dirty well.
- 38. It's easy to keep a castle that's not besieged.
- 39. Kings will find armies, and the world men.
- 40. Like the herb plucked on Sunday, it does neither good nor ill.
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