You are not a fully fledged sailor unless you have sailed under full sail, and you have not built a wall unless you have rounded a corner.
More Irish Proverbs:
Time is a great story teller.Irish
The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb gray hairs
Irish
Money swore an oath that nobody that did not love it should ever have it.
Irish
It is not a sin to sell dear, but it is to make ill measure.
Irish
Scattering is easier than gathering.
Irish
A quarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it, the more sour it grows.
Irish