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Author Topic: Celtic Proverbs  (Read 1782 times)
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« Reply #15 on: June 06, 2010, 10:54:07 AM »

My Great~Uncle told me this one last night.........{a Celtic saying}

"Never give a sword to a man, who cannot dance"

What it means...I have no clue...... Huh.......lol!
{And he didn't know either.}


Its a roundabout way of saying someone is clumsy. (runs with scissors, LOL)
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« Reply #16 on: June 07, 2010, 05:20:55 PM »

Actually....there was intended a more kind idea...if he dances with a sword then he's not fit to dance with people....meaning if he is a man of war then he'll never know the joy of life.
There is the obvious...also it was a sort of etiquette thing...in that if you were to dance with the lady then you should remove the ugly.

If he chooses to make war and can't understand the frivolities and joy of life ...then don't make him your warrior.
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« Reply #17 on: June 07, 2010, 05:40:08 PM »

I beg to differ...

My Grandfather explained that saying to me many years ago.  If you cannot dance then you cannot properly use a sword in combat, which was sometimes called The Dance of Blades. 



Men of war are then only ones that truely know the sweetness of life...  ask any man that has been in combat.
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« Reply #18 on: June 12, 2010, 11:08:12 PM »

Every dog is brave on his own doorstep.
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« Reply #19 on: June 15, 2010, 10:44:21 AM »

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I really like these...
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« Reply #20 on: June 15, 2010, 12:38:50 PM »

"Though the pen is mightier than the sword, the sword speaks louder and stronger at any given moment."

~Leonard Wibberley, Irish Author (The Mouse That Roared)
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« Reply #21 on: July 02, 2010, 03:58:42 AM »

wyckdblyss , and Hibernian. Your two quotes have the most meaning, because they are so true. Thanks for sharing.
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