A - Letter - Proverbs
A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig.
A live dog is better than a dead lion
A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.
A little pleases a poor man
A poor man never yet lost his property
A smokey cabin, a handful of spuds and a flea-filled bed
A good name is better than riches.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.
All sins cast long shadows.
A Tyrone woman will never buy a rabbit without a head for fear its a cat
A windy day is not the day for thatching
A scholars ink lasts longer than a martyrs blood
A wild goose never reared a tame gosling.
A boys best friend is his mother and there's no spancel stronger than her apron string.
An old broom knows the dirty corners best
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse
A buckle is a great addition to an old shoe
A handstaff of holly, a buailtin of hazel,a single sheaf and a clean floor.
An eye is blind in another man's corner
A poem ought to be well made at first, for there is many a one to spoil it afterwards.
A wren in the hand is better than a crane to be caught.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A spender gets the property of the hoarder
A watched kettle never poils
A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly Trugh is great and will win out
About evening a man is known
An ebb(tide) does not wait for a slow man.
As clever as a fox.
A heavy purse makes (for) a light heart.
A light heart lives a long time.
A postponement till morning A postponement for ever.
A promise is a debt
A story without an author is not worth listening to
A soft dropping April brings milk to cows and sheep
Autumn days come quickly like the running of a hound on the moor
A misty winter brings a pleasant spring,a pleasant winter a misty spring
A man may be his own ruin
A wedge from itself splits the oak tree
A man has often cut a rod to beat himself
After the gathering comes the scatering
A man is shy in another man's corner
A short visit is best and that not too often
A greyhound finds food in its feet
A cat between two houses, a rabbit between two holes, the two liveliest
A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.
A windy day is not a day for thatching.
An empty sack does not stand.
An old broom knows the dirty corners best.