What’s taken well is better than what’s well done.
More Manx Proverbs:
She's for knitting and sewing and scraping potatoes, and you should be glad to catch the like.Manx
Give a piece to the raven and he'll come again.
Manx
Maybe the last dog is catching the hare.
Manx
Man has his own will, but woman has her own way.
Manx
Poor, poor for ever.
Manx
Better to be poor and honest than to be rich and lying.
Manx