A lie travels farther than the truth.
More Irish Proverbs:
Keep a thing for seven years and you'll find a use for it.Irish
A hen is heavy when carried far.
Irish
The horse does not retain its speed forever.
Irish
There never was an old slipper but there was an old stocking to match it.
Irish
The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb gray hairs
Irish
The well fed does not understand the lean.
Irish