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- Is fearr an tsláinte ná na
táinte
Health is better than riches
- An té a bhíonn thuas óltar
deoch air,
An té a bhíonn thíos buailtear cos air
He who is successful is feted with drink
He who is down is kicked
- Is fearr réal inniu ná scilling
amárach
Sixpence today is better than a shilling tomorrow [A bird in the hand is worth
two in the bush]
- Is fearr a bheith beagán
sprionlaithe ná mórán caillte
It is better to be a little miserly than to have a lot lost
- Caitear gach conradh de réir
sparán
Let every contract be according to your purse [Cut your cloth according to your
measure]
- An lao ite i mbolg na mbó aige
He has eaten the calf in the stomach's cow [He has gone into debt on the
assumption that future assets will clear the debt]
- Is fearr cara sa chúirt ná punt
sa sparán
A friend in court is better than a pound in the purse
- Thuillfeadh éinne airgead, ach
is fear gasta a choiméadfadh é
Anyone would earn money, but it is a "quick" [cute] man who would keep it
- Is fearr suaimhneas ar sop ná
céad bó ar chnoc
Peace is better than a hundred cows on a hill [The poor man can sleep soundly
because he has nothing to be taken from him]
- An té is mó airgid is é is mó
dúil ann
He who has the most money has the most regard [until the money is gone]
- Is fearr marcaíocht ar ghabhair
ná siúlóid, dá fheabhas
A ride, even on a goat, is better by far than having to walk.
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