Better one good thing that is, rather than two good things that were, or three good things that might never come to pass.
More Irish Proverbs:
A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back.Irish
You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.
Irish
Even a worm will turn.
Irish
A house divided will soon fall.
Irish
Anything is better than a bad marriage.
Irish
The silent are often guilty.
Irish