Saethar ecnada ’na gin...

Saethar ecnada ’na gin, saethar buirb ’na láim.

(labor * of scholar * in his * mouth * labor * of * ignorant one * in his * hand)

The educated man works with his mouth, the unschooled works with his hand.

This proverb is quoted in the “Archiv für celtische Lexicographie” and in DIL s.v. “ecnaid”.


Topics: Proverbial Sayings