Matheson Collection > Gaelic proverbs and proverbial sayings, with English translations

40 GAEUC PROVERBS.
ii8 Ceilichidh seirc aineamh.
Friendship conceals blemishes.
119 Cha d'thainig eun glan riamh a nead a
chlamhain.
There ne'er came a clean bird out of a kites
nest.
120 Cha bhi uaill gun dragh.
Vanity is not without trouble.
121 Cha bhris mallachd cnaimh.
A curse breaks no bones.
122 Cha bheathaich beannachd neach 's am bi.
A blessing feeds no one.
123 Cha'n fhaighear math gun dragh.
Good is not obtained without trouble.
124 Cha'n eil cleith air an ole,
Ach gun a dheanamh.
There is no concealment of evil
But by avoiding it.
125 Cha'n eil saoi gun choimeas.
There is no hero without compare.
126 Cha bhi luathas is grinneas còmhla.
" Quickness and neatness do not go together.
E.P. — The more hurry the less speeed.
127 Cha'n eil air a mheirleach ach da shùil,
Ach tha dà-shìùl-dheug ga fheitheamh.
The thief has only two eyes,
But there are a dozen eyes watching him.
oJjSsuii^L 128 Cha robh ceileach nach robh breugach.
*^%nMMU- There ne'er ivas reticent, but was untruthful.
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