IRISH PROVERBS
GOD'S HELP IS NEARER THAN THE DOOR
THERE'S NO HEARTH LIKE YOUR OWN HEARTH
YOU CAN'T TAKE BLOOD FROM A STONE
YOU'LL NOT FIND A THRUSH IN A HAWK'S NEST
IT'S A LONG ROAD THAT HASN'T A TURNING
THE HARD GATHERING GETS THE WIDE SCATTERING
WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER
THE OLDER THE FIDDLE THE SWEETER THE TUNE
IT’S NO USE BOILING YOUR CABBAGE TWICE
MAY LOVE AND LAUGHTER LIGHT YOUR
DAYS AND WARM YOUR HEART AND HOME
MAY GOOD AND FAITHFUL FRIENDS BE YOURS
WHEREVER YOU MAY ROAM
MAY PEACE AND PLENTY BLESS YOUR WORLD
WITH JOY AND LONG ENDURES
MAY ALL LIFE'S PASSING SEASONS
BRING THE BEST TO YOU AND YOURS.
THERES NO NEED TO FEAR THE WIND
IF YOUR HAYSTACKS ARE TIED DOWN
DO NOT MISTAKE A GOATS BEARD
FOR A FINE STALLIONS TAIL
DRINK IS THE CURSE OF THE LAND.
IT MAKES YOU FIGHT WITH YOUR NEIGHBOUR.
IT MAKES YOU SHOOT AT YOUR LANDLORD
AND IT MAKES YOU MISS HIM.
IF YOU LIE DOWN WITH DOGS YOU’LL RISE WITH FLEAS
A WILD GOOSE NEVER REARED A TAME GOSLING
A BOYS BEST FRIEND IS HIS MOTHER
AND THERES NO SPANCEL STRONGER THAT HER APRON STRING
THERE NEVER WAS AN OLD SLIPPER
BUT THERE WAS AN OLD STOCKING TO MATCH IT
FIRELIGHT WILL NOT LET YOU READ FINE STORIES
BUT IT’S WARM AND YOU WON’T SEE THE DUST ON THE FLOOR
AS THE OLD COCK CROWS THE YOUNG COCK LEARNS
HUMOUR TO A MAN IS LIKE A FEATHER PILLOW
IT IS FILLED WITH WHAT IS EASY TO GET
BUT GIVES GREAT COMFORT
MANY AN IRISH PROPERTY WAS INCREASED
BY THE LACE OF A DAUGHTERS PETTICOAT
THE BEST WAY TO KEEP LOYALTY IN A MAN’S HEART
IS TO KEEP MONEY IN HIS PURSE
A NARROW NECK KEEPS THE BOTTLE
FROM BEING EMPTIED IN ONE SWIG
A TROUT IN THE POT IS BETTER THAN A SALMON IN THE SEA
IF THE KNITTER IS WEARY THE BABY
WILL HAVE NO NEW BONNET
IT’S FOR HER OWN GOOD THAT THE CAT PURRS
EVEN A TIN KNOCKER WILL SHINE ON A DIRTY DOOR
AN OLD BROOM KNOWS THE DIRTY CORNERS BEST
ONE BEETLE RECOGNIZES ANOTHER
TO THE RAVEN HER OWN CLUCK IS WHITE
WHEN THE SKY FALLS WE’LL ALL CATCH LARKS
ANY MAN CAN LOSE HIS HAT IN A FAIRY-WIND
IF YOU HAVE ONE PAIR OF GOOD SOLES
ITS BETTER THAN TWO PAIRS OF GOOD UPPERS
IT’S NO USE CARRING AN UMBRELLA
IF YOUR SHOES ARE LEAKING
IT’S DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO BLIND GOATS
A SILENT MOUTH IS SWEET TO HEAR
IT’S AS HARD TO SEE A WOMAN CRYING
AS IT IS TO SEE A BAREFOOTED DUCK
HE’D OFFER YOU AN EGG IF YOU PROMISED
NOT TO BREAK THE SHELL
IT’S A BAD HEN THAT WON’T SCRATCH HERSELF
NO MATTER HOW OFTEN A PITCHER GOES TO THE WATER
IT IS BROKEN IN THE END
THERE WAS NEVER A SCABBY SHEEP IN A FLOCK
THAT DIDN’T LIKE TO HAVE A COMRADE
A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK TO A BLIND HORSE
THE FOX NEVER FOUND A BETTER MESSENGER THAN HIMSELF
THERE’LL BE WHITE BLACKBIRDS BEFORE
AN UNWILLING WOMAN TIES THE KNOT
SHOW THE FATTED CALF BUT NOT THE THING
THAT FATTENED HIM
A BUCKLE IS A GREAT ADDITION TO AN OLD SHOE
IN WINTER THE MILK GOES TO THE COWS HORNS
MEN ARE LIKE BAGPIPES
NO SOUND COMES FROM THEM TILL THEY’REFULL
SNUFF AT A WAKE IS FINE IF THERE’S
NOBODY SNEEZING OVER THE SNUFF BOX
YOU MUST CRACK THE NUTS BEFORE YOU CAN EAT
THE KERNEL
EVERY PATIENT IS A DOCTOR AFTER HIS CURE
NEITHER GIVE CHERRIES TO PIGS NOR ADVICE TO A FOOL
SOFTWORDS BUTTER NO PARSNIPS BUT THEY WON’T
HARDEN THE HEART OF THE CABBAGE EITHER
YOU’LL NEVER PLOUGH A FIELD BY TURNING IT OVER
IN YOUR MIND
THERE ARE FINER FISH IN THE SEA
THAN HAVE EVER BEEN CAUGHT
A TYRONE WOMAN WILL NEVER BUY A RABBIT
WITHOUT A HEAD FOR FEAR IT’S A CAT
A WINDY DAY IS NOT THE DAY FOR THATCHING
THE OLD PIPE GIVES THE SWEETEST SMOKE
MARRIAGES ARE ALL HAPPY .
IT’S HAVING BREAKFAST TOGETHER THAT CAUSES
ALL THE TROUBLE
A SCHOLARS INK LASTS LONGER THAN A MARTYRS BLOOD
TAKE GIFTS WITH A SIGH , MOST MEN GIVE TO BE PAID
A TURKEY NEVER VOTED FOR AN EARLY CHRISTMAS
WHAT BUTTER AND WHISKEY WILL NOT CURE
THERE’S NO CURE FOR
THE IRISH FORGIVE THEIR GREAT MEN
WHEN THEY ARE SAFELY BURIED
THE LONGEST ROAD OUT IS THE SHORTEST ROAD HOME
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