Ossian Collection > Reliquiae Celticae > Volume 2

500 PROVERBS.
Is minig a thog tàcharan sabaid.
Is miosa mianu aou ghiullain lom-luirgnich no da bhean dheug
leth-troraach.
Is miosa rasetar na meirleach.
Is mo a dh' fheumainn cuideachadh na dad a thoirt do dhiol-
cleirceach.
Is mo na beinn lochd duine mu 'n leir dha fein e.
Is modhail fear an eiseamail.
Is moid gach rath a mheudachadh.
Is mòr a' mharcachd 'tha 'n each cosdadh.
Is mòr an eire an t-ainealas.
Is mòr le bean bhaoth a h-abhras.
Is mòr sath mosaig de 'meang fein.
Is mòr vibh a tòin an dreadhain-duinn.
Is olc a' ghoile nach blàthaich ni dhith fein.
Is olc a' mhaoin gun leasachadh.
Is olc an ni bhi falamh. (It is a bad thing to have nothing).
Is olc an fheill a chuireas duine fein air an aimbeirt.
Is olc an dileab droch ghalar.
Is olc an t-iasad nach fhiach a chur dhachaidh.
Is paidhir dhuinn sin, mar a thubhairt an fheaunag ri 'casan.
Is sàitheach duine làimh ri chuid.
Is sleamhuin an greim air an easgann an t-earball.
Is sleamhnaid am buachair saltairt air.
Is soilleir cuid an fhir nach toir an dorus air.
Is soilleir a chuid do 'n fhear a bhios an eiseamail muintir eile.
Is tàireil duine far nach ionmhuin.
Is tiuighe full na uisge.
Is toigh le CÙ a shamhail.
Is toigh leis a' chat a' chniadachadh.
Is treasa cumha na muir.
Is trian obair tòiseachadh.
Is trie a bha rath air luid, is fhuair trudair bean,
Is trie a fhuair " Olc-an-airidh" car. ('"Tis-a-pity" has often
been crossed.
Is trie leis an earrach a bhi fuar, o nach dual da bhi blath.
Is trie a rinn a' bhean-tighe chliobach na coin bhradach.
Is trom an t-eallach an leisg.
Is truagh an teach nacii giùlan a dhiallaid.
Is uaisle am breid nan toll.
Is uireasbhuidh air a' phiobaire am beul iochdair a bhith dh' a
dhith.
Is fhusa bean fhaotain na leubag.
Itean geala air na h-eoin 'tha fad as.
Isean deireadh linn.