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Mar a 's luglia 'theirear, 's ann a 's fhiisa leigheas.
The least said, the soonest mended. — Eng.
Mar a *s mo gheibh an cù, 's ann a 's mo a dli' iarras e.
The more the dog gets, the more he desires.
Mar a 's sine 'm boc, 's ann a's cruaidhe 'n adharc.
The older the inick, the harder his horn.
Mar a's truime 'n uallach, 's ann a's teinn' an crios-
guailne ; mar a's teinn' an crios-guailne, 's ann a's luaithe
'bhristeas.
The heavier the load, the tighter the shoulder-strap ; the
tigther the shoidder -strap, the nearer to Ireaicing.
Mar a theid an t-ian o dhuilleag gu duilleag, theid a'
mianan o dhuine gu duine.
As the bird goes from leaf to leaf, the yaivn goes from
man to man.
Al. Theid a' mianan, &c., mar 'theid an t-ianan o dhoire gu
doire.
Mar a tlmiteas a' chraobh, 's ann a laidlieas i.
As the tree falls, so shall it lie.
In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. — EccL. xi. 3.
Mar an crodli a' dol do'n bhuaile, cuid roniham 's cuid
'am dheigh.
Like the cattle going to the fold, some hefore me, some
behind me.
Mar astar doill 'an cabaraich,
ISTo imeachd air garbh-leacaunan,
]\Iar thatlminn gadhair 'an gleann fas,
Tha teagasg dha na h-aineolaich.
Like blind mam going through a vjood.
Or walking on rough rocky slopes,
Or bark of hound in desert glen,
Ls teaching to the ignorant.
Ni '1 acht tafan gadhair a n-gleann glas, a bheith tagradh le
cionn gan eolus. — Ir.
Mar cho-shogan ris a' cliuideachda, mar a chaidli an
luid a dhannsa.
For mirth to the company, as the slattern vjent to dance.