03/17/2025
An Irish Proverb on this St. Patrick's Day:
“Ní mhillean dea-ghlór fiacail.” (A sweet voice does not injure the teeth.) One’s mother might tell you, “It won’t kill you to be nice.” A French speaker may say, “Douces paroles n’écorchent pas la langue.” (Sweet words will not scrape the tongue.) “Good words are worth much, and cost little.” George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum [1651] no. 155.