Irish proverbsA golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain.
A good beginning is half the work.
A heavy purse makes a light heart.
A hut is a palace to a poor man.
A little of anything isn't worth a pin; but a wee bit of sense is worth a lot.
A misty winter brings a pleasant spring, a pleasant winter a misty spring.
A postponement till morning. A postponement for ever.
A promise is a debt.
A scholars ink lasts longer than a martyrs blood.
A watched kettle never boils.
A wise head keeps a shut mouth.
An empty sack does not stand.
An old broom knows the dirty corners best.
Any man who owns a cow can always find a woman to milk her.
Broken Irish is better than clever English.
Distant hills look green.
Do not be talkative in an alehouse.
Do not mistake a goats beard for a fine stallions tail.
Don't tell your secret even to a fence.
Don't throw out the dirty water until you have the clean water in.
Even a tin knocker shines on a dirty door.
Even black hens lay white eggs.
Every patient is a doctor after his cure.
Ev'ryone is wise till he speaks.
Face the sun, but turn your back to the storm.
Fences (ditches) have ears.
God is good, but never dance in a small boat.
Going in is not the same as going out.
Half a loaf is better than no bread.
If you don't know the way, walk slowly.
If you don't want flour on your shoes, don't go into the mill.
If you lie down with dogs you'll rise with fleas.
If you put a silk dress on a goat he is a goat still.
It is better to be born lucky than rich.
It is no shame to tell the truth.
It is no time to go for the doctor when the patient is dead.
It is sweet to drink but bitter to pay for.
It's bad manners to talk about ropes in the house of a man whose father was hanged.
It's difficult to trust a woman.
It's easy to halve the potato where there's love.
It's no use boiling your cabbage twice.
It's no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking.
Long loneliness is better than bad company.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Many hands make light work.
Neighbours bring comfort in adversity but only envy in success.
Neither give cherries to pigs nor advice to a fool.
Never buy bread from a butcher.
Never put off tomorrow what you can do today.
Only a fool would prefer food to a woman.
Poverty creates sadness.
Poverty is no shame.
Red sky at night is a shepherd's delight, red sky in the morning is a shepherd's warning.
Remember even if you loose all, keep your good name for if you loose that you are worthless.
Reputations last longer than lives.
Scattering is easier than gathering.
The apple falls on the head that's under it.
The best looking-glass is the eyes of a friend.
The blacksmith's horse and the cobbler's wife are always the last to have shoes.
The end of a feast is better than the beginning of a fight.
The full man does not understand the wants of the hungry.
The man with the boots does not mind where he places his foot.
The old pipe gives the sweetest smoke.
The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune.
The seeking for one thing will find another.
The slow horse reaches the mill.
The stars make no noise.
The thief is no danger to the beggar.
The windy day is not the day for thatching.
There are three creatures beyond ruling: a mule, a pig and a woman.
There are two tellings to ev'ry story.
There is no pain greater than the pain of rejection.
There is no smoke without fire.
There is no strength without unity.
There is no wise man without fault.
There is nothing sharper than a woman's tongue.
There tends to be a black sheep (even) in the whitest flock.
'Tis afterwards that everything is understood.
'Tis as hard to see a woman cry, as a goose go barefoot.
To be red-haired is better than to be without a head.
To every cow its calf; to every book its copy.
What fills the eye fills the heart.
When the apple is ripe, it will fall.
When the cat is outside, the mouse does be dancing.
When the fruit is scarcest, its taste is sweetest.
You can't put a wide head on young shoulders.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
You must crack the nuts before you can eat the kernel.
You must empty a box before you fill it again.
You never miss the water till the well has run dry.
Proverbs no Irish
If you can walk you can dance; if you can talk you can sing. (from Zimbabwe)
Football isn't a contact sport; it's a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport. (Vince Lombardi)
When you dance, you don't sweat: you glow. (Didi)
