Proverb of the Day
Is mairg a thiteann sa chéad bhearnain.
Woe to the one who falls at the first gap.
Explanation:
For the racehorse that falls at the first hurdle, the race is all over before it's even begun. The person who makes a big mistake early on in life can suffer over it for the rest of his life.
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