Blair Collection > Mackintosh's collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familar phrases

10. You cannot put a withe upon a promise*
11. No man ever existed without having two days
[z. e. alternate joy and sorrow.]
12. The false promise is felonious in the extreme.
13. A shut mouth incurs not debt {i. e* reprehen-
sion.]
14. The tongue may tie a knot, which the teeth can-
not untie.
15. A vessel can hold no more than its complete
measure.
16. It is not with the first stroke that the tree
falls. (/)
17. The rich man dies not heirless, {g)
18. The destitute man w^as friendless ever.
19. The deaf will hear the clink of silver [money].
20. A jewel is not more precious than its value [K),
21. The inebriated heart will not lie (/).
22. Who best knows how to take the cat out of the
churn, than he who put her in ?
23. All that w^as not for deaf nuts.
24. None ever endured cold, but obtained warmth.
25. There never w^as a tale-teller, who told not lies.
26. What is not hutt cannot be brought henn»
27. No fool like an old fool, {k)
(/) " Little strokes fell great oaks." — ib.
(g) " A i ricchi non mancano parenti.^* *' The rich never
want kindred." " Land was never lost for want of an heir."—
Rays Prov.
iji) « The value, sure, of any thing,
Is as much money as 'twill bring.'* — J?w//er'5 Hudibras.
(i) " A fu' heart lied never." — Kelly^s Prov. " In vino ce-
ritas" *' There is no deceit in a brimmer,^* — Rai/s Prov.
[k) ** No fool to the old {ooV'^Ray's English Prov.