If you have one pair of good soles its better than two pairs of good uppers

Similar English and Irish sayings:

One pair of good soles is worth two pairs of upper leathers One pair of good soles is worth two pairs of upper leathers
A ring on a good woman’s finger is no good without a blouse on her back A ring on a good woman’s finger is no good without a blouse on her back
It’s for her own good that the cat purrs It’s for her own good that the cat purrs

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