J. F. Campbell Collection > Mackintosh's collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familar phrases

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Ì29. A large [rough] bone to a greedy man. (a)
130. The good landlord's head was never laid on a foul
spot.
131. It is not remarkable to see the heron on the shore.
132. The carlin^s leave to the frisky calf.
133. The poor man's wisdom is as useless, as a palace
in a wilderness.
IS-i. There is no forgetfulness so fair, as [to remember}
to forget savings.
135. There is no distress, like that of the utterly desti-
tute.
1 36. You cannot bore a hole, but I can put a nail into.
137. Bulk doth not beautify, nor does white make love-
hness.
138. A man ear-not compel prosperity, but he may
happily obtain it without difficulty.
139. There is no profit without loss. (6)
140. The blind cannot keep the highway, (c)
141. A stone instead of an egg, and a knife in place of
a poniard.
142. It is but the comparison of the speckled goslin and
his dam.
143. The luck of a treasure consists not in the getting.
144. It is no marvel to see a blind man go down with
the water, or fall over a crag.
145. For the fortunate man, it is enough to be born ;
but for the unfortunate he is ever bare [poor],
1 46. There is nothing in it but one man saving, and
another squandering.
ifi) " Giv€ a greedy maa a gi*eat bone," — Kelly s Prov.
(Ò) The converse is also true, '* No great loss but some
small profit ;" as for instance, says Ray^ " he whose sheqp die
of the rot, saves the skin and the wooL"
(c) This is not literally true.
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