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Glieabli burraidli barraclid coire na 's urrainn duine
glic a leasacliadli.
A hlocJchead can find more fault tlian a ivise man can
mend.
Un matto sa più domaiidare, clie sette pavi respondere. — Ital.
Ein Narr kann luelir fragen, als sieben Weise antworteii.—
Germ.
A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can
answer in seven years. — Eng. *
Gheabli cearc an sgriobain rud-eigin, 's cha 'n f liaigh
cearc a' chrùbain dad idir.
Tlie scrajnng hen will get something, hut the crouching
hen will get nothing.
Gheabli cobhartach spionuadli-iasaid.
Helper tvill get loan of strength.
A very fine sentiment.
Gheabli Gàidheal fhèin a leth-bhreac.
Even a Gael ivill find his fellow.
The Gael, with all his self-esteem, has sense enough to know
that there are as good in the world as he
Gheabh foighidinn furtachd, 's gheabh trusdar bean.
Patience will get help, and filthy fellows get wives.
Patience and perseverance
Got a wife for his Reverence. — Ir.
Gheabh righ feachd, 's gheabh domhan daoine.
Kings ivill find armies, and the world men.
Gheabh sith sith, ach gheabh caise cothachadh.
Peace will get peace, hut heat will get contention.
Gheabh thu air òran e.
You'll get it for a song.
Gheabh thu e far am fag thu e.
You'll find him vjhere yon leave him.
Said of a man to be relied on.
Gheabh thu e 'n uair a gheabh thu nead na cubhaig.
Yotcll get it when you find the cuchoo's nest.
Gheabhadh tu na feannagan-firich.
You woiddfind the forest-croius.
Said to persons who boast of doing impracticable things.
Glieabli burraidli barraclid coire na 's urrainn duine
glic a leasacliadli.
A hlocJchead can find more fault tlian a ivise man can
mend.
Un matto sa più domaiidare, clie sette pavi respondere. — Ital.
Ein Narr kann luelir fragen, als sieben Weise antworteii.—
Germ.
A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can
answer in seven years. — Eng. *
Gheabli cearc an sgriobain rud-eigin, 's cha 'n f liaigh
cearc a' chrùbain dad idir.
Tlie scrajnng hen will get something, hut the crouching
hen will get nothing.
Gheabli cobhartach spionuadli-iasaid.
Helper tvill get loan of strength.
A very fine sentiment.
Gheabli Gàidheal fhèin a leth-bhreac.
Even a Gael ivill find his fellow.
The Gael, with all his self-esteem, has sense enough to know
that there are as good in the world as he
Gheabh foighidinn furtachd, 's gheabh trusdar bean.
Patience will get help, and filthy fellows get wives.
Patience and perseverance
Got a wife for his Reverence. — Ir.
Gheabh righ feachd, 's gheabh domhan daoine.
Kings ivill find armies, and the world men.
Gheabh sith sith, ach gheabh caise cothachadh.
Peace will get peace, hut heat will get contention.
Gheabh thu air òran e.
You'll get it for a song.
Gheabh thu e far am fag thu e.
You'll find him vjhere yon leave him.
Said of a man to be relied on.
Gheabh thu e 'n uair a gheabh thu nead na cubhaig.
Yotcll get it when you find the cuchoo's nest.
Gheabhadh tu na feannagan-firich.
You woiddfind the forest-croius.
Said to persons who boast of doing impracticable things.
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| Description | "... based on Macintoshs collection". Edited by Alexander Nicolson. Second edition, revised. |
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| Shelfmark | Blair.161 |
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| Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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