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Proverbs and Sayings of the Isle of Man.
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80. Chronology.
(t) Chronological 81. Day and Night.
88. Holy Days.
89. Seasons.
 
IV. (u) Topographical 90. Places.
HISTORICAL  
(v) Ethnographic 91. Nationality.
92. Races.
 
(w) Personal 93. Persons.

Note. — Judges and Doctors, although strictly falling under the head "Anthropological", are for convenience classified otherwise as above.

DETAILS.

1. — The Body and its Attributes.

1. Faggys ta my lheiney, agh ny sniessey ta my chrackan = Near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin (see Clothing and Selfishness).

2. Ta craplag smoo ayns dty hoyn nish na va ro'ee = There is a wrinkle more in thy posterior now than there was before.

3. Freayl y craue glass = Keeping the bone green (see Health).

4. Ta chengey ny host ny share na olk y ghra = A silent tongue is better than evil speaking (see Evil).

5. Ta fuill ny s'chee na ushtey = Blood is thicker than water (see Water).

6. Sniessey yn uillin na yn doarn = The elbow is nearer than the fist.

7. Ta cree dooie ny share na kione croutagh = A kind heart is better than a crafty head (see Kindness and Imposture).

8. Easht lesh dagh cleaysh, eisht jean briwnys = Listen with each ear, then do judgment (see Judges).

9. Cre'n chluic ta 'sy hoyn = What a jerk in his posterior.[1]

10. Chengey lhiam, chengey lhiat = Tongue with me, tongue with thee[2] (see Inconstancy).

  1. Said of a conceited person.
  2. Said of an inconstant person.