Manx proverbs

Proverbs from all Manx speaking parts of the world.

• Cha nee yn wooa smoo eieys smoo vlieaunys.
  • Translation: It's not the cow that calls most which gives most milk .
  • <null> (1989). Wŏlgan Chungang. 中央日報社. p. 63. 

• Cha vel eh laccal gerjagh ta soylley jeh aigney booiagh.
  • Translation: He lacks not comfort who enjoys a contended mind.
  • Ireland (1993). Éigse: a journal of Irish studies. National University of Ireland.. p. 5. 

• Cha vel fer erbee cha bouyr, as eshyn nagh jean clashtyn.
  • Translation: None is so deaf as the one who will not hear.
  • Moore (1971). The Folk-lore of the Isle of Man. S. R. Publishers. p. 259. 

• Myr sloo yn cheshaght share yn ayrn,
  Myr smoo yn cheshaght s'reaie yn chloie.
  • Translation: The smaller the company, the better the share; the bigger the company, the merrier the play.
  • English equivalent: The more the merrier.
  • Ireland (1993). Éigse: a journal of Irish studies. National University of Ireland.. p. 7. 

• Ta'n aghaue veg shuyr da'n aghaue vooar.
  • Translation: The little hemlock is a sister to the big hemlock.
  • Meaning: A small sin is a sister to a big one.
  • Ireland (1993). Éigse: a journal of Irish studies. National University of Ireland.. p. 4.