Some of Bill's favorite Celtic sayings ...
From the Irish Gaelic:
Faghann iarraidh iarraidh eile -- 'The seeking for one thing will find another'
Tá iasg 's a Bh-fairge ni's fearr ná gabhadh a riamh -- 'there is fish in the
sea better than ever was caught yet'An úair a bhios an deóch a stigh, biann a chiall a muigh -- 'When drink is in, sense is out'
ól siar é agus ná lig anear é! -- 'Drink it back and don't let it up again!'
From the Welsh:
Arf glew yn ei galon -- "A brave man's weapon is his heart'
A Welsh story-teller's introduction:
Ni allaf ddweud ai gwir ydyw neu beidio,
Rwy'n adrodd y chwedl fel y clywais i hi.Translation:
'I cannot tell how the truth may be,
I tell the tale as 'twas said to me."Being both an affectionado of languages and cats, I love this Welsh epigram:
Parchwn ei goffadwriaeth, oll ac un. Mawrygwn yr ieithmon a'r cathmon hwn o
Lyn.
'Let us respect his memory, one and all; let us exalt this linguist and cat-lover from Llyn'
From Scot's Gaelic:
A' bheinn a's airde anns an tir,
'S ann oirre a's trice a chi thu 'n ceo.'The highest mountain in the land
Is the one on which you may see the mist'Mar a's sine am boc is ann a's cruaidhe an adharc -- 'The older the buck - the harder the horn!'
Ma thuiteas clach leis a' ghleann
Is ann 's a' charn a stadas i. -
'If a stone falls down the glen - it's in the cairn it will rest!'
General :
'Organized religion - too many menus and not enough food.'