Praise the ripe field, not the green corn.
More Irish Proverbs:
A new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.Irish
Its no use going to the goat's house to look for wool.
Irish
A hen is heavy when carried far.
Irish
The thief is no danger to the beggar.
Irish
The thief is no danger to the beggar.
Irish
When you are right no one remembers; when you are wrong no one forgets.
Irish