110 Irish Proverbs

A collection of Irish Proverbs that express wit and wisdom in their words. Great words to share on St. Patrick's Day. These sayings have been passed down for generations and are still used today.

  1. Every eye forms its own fancy.
    Irish Proverb



  2. He who loses money, loses much; he who loses a friend, loses more; he who loses faith, loses all.
    Irish Proverbs



  3. From the day you marry your heart will be in your mouth and your hand in your pocket.
    Irish Proverbs



  4. Better to be fortunate than rich.
    Irish Proverbs



    5. When a twig grows hard it is difficult to twist it. Every beginning is weak. Irish Proverb
  5. When a twig grows hard it is difficult to twist it. Every beginning is weak.
    Irish Proverb



  6. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
    Irish Proverb



  7. A good retreat is better than a bad stand.
    Irish Proverb



    8. The work praises the man. Irish Proverb
  8. The work praises the man.
    Irish Proverb



  9. Continual cheerfulness is a sign of wisdom.
    Irish Proverb



  10. May the hinges of our friendship never grow rusty.
    Irish Proverb



    11. God made time, but man made haste. Irish Proverb
  11. God made time, but man made haste.
    Irish Proverb



  12. A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.
    Irish Proverb



  13. If your messenger is slow, go to meet him.
    Irish Proverb



    14. A questioning man is halfway to being wise. Irish Proverb
  14. A questioning man is halfway to being wise.
    Irish Proverb



  15. A wren in the hand is better than a crane to be caught.
    Irish Proverb



  16. The light heart lives long.
    Irish Proverb



  17. If you are enough lucky to be Irish, you are lucky enough!
    Irish Proverb



    18. Say a little and say it well. Irish Proverb
  18. Say a little and say it well.
    Irish Proverb



  19. No time for health today, no health for your time tomorrow.
    Irish Proverb



  20. There's no need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.
    Irish Proverb



  21. God's help is nearer than the door.
    Irish Proverb



    22. The longest road out is the shortest road home. Irish Proverb
  22. The longest road out is the shortest road home.
    Irish Proverb



  23. There is no luck except where there is discipline.
    Irish Proverb



  24. A little fire that warms is better than a big fire that burns.
    Irish Proverb



  25. There are finer fish in the sea than have ever been caught.
    Irish Proverb



    26. Idleness is a fool's desire. Irish Proverb
  26. Idleness is a fool's desire.
    Irish Proverb



  27. Soft words butter no parsnips but they won't harden the heart of the cabbage either.
    Irish Proverb



  28. Age is honorable and youth is noble.
    Irish Proverb



  29. Every patient is a doctor after his cure.
    Irish Proverb



    30. Better to be a man of character than a man of means. Irish Proverb
  30. Better to be a man of character than a man of means.
    Irish Proverb



  31. The fox never found a better messenger than himself.
    Irish Proverb



  32. It's for her own good that the cat purrs.
    Irish Proverb



  33. If you do not sow in the spring you will not reap in the autumn.
    Irish Proverb



    34. It's no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking. Irish Proverb
  34. It's no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking.
    Irish Proverb



  35. A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.
    Irish Proverb



  36. Humour, to a man, is like a feather pillow. It is filled with what is easy to get but gives great comfort.
    Irish Proverb



  37. May the enemies of Ireland never meet a friend.
    Irish Proverb



    38. If God sends you down a stony path, may he give you strong shoes. Irish Proverbs
  38. If God sends you down a stony path, may he give you strong shoes.
    Irish Proverb



  39. Marriages are all happy - it's having breakfast together that causes all the trouble.
    Irish Proverb



  40. Good sense is as important as good food.
    Irish Proverb



  41. He who comes with a story to you brings two away from you.
    Irish Proverb



    42. A friend's eye is a good mirror. Irish Proverb
  42. A friend's eye is a good mirror.
    Irish Proverb



  43. A watched kettle never boils.
    Irish Proverb



  44. Who gossips with you will gossip of you.
    Irish Proverb



  45. He is bad that will not take advice, but he is a thousand times worse that takes every advice.
    Irish Proverb



    46. Better good manners than good looks. Irish Proverb
  46. Better good manners than good looks.
    Irish Proverb



  47. Where the tongue slips it speaks the truth.
    Irish Proverb



  48. You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.
    Irish Proverb



  49. Forgetting a debt doesn’t mean it’s paid.
    Irish Proverb



    50. Slow is every foot on an unknown path. Irish Proverb
  50. Slow is every foot on an unknown path.
    Irish Proverb



  51. If you come up in this world be sure not to go down in the next.
    Irish Proverb



  52. Need teaches a plan.
    Irish Proverb



  53. Bricks and mortar make a house, but the laughter of children make a home.
    Irish Proverb



    54. The friend that can be bought is not worth buying. Irish Proverb
  54. The friend that can be bought is not worth buying.
    Irish Proverb



  55. Here's to eyes in your heads and none in your spuds.
    Irish Proverb



  56. You won't learn to swim on the kitchen floor.
    Irish Proverb



  57. If you dig a grave for others you may fall into it yourself.
    Irish Proverb



    58. There is luck in sharing a thing. Irish Proverb
  58. There is luck in sharing thing.
    Irish Proverb



  59. Instinct is stronger than upbringing.
    Irish Proverb



  60. Do not resent growing old. Many are denied the privilege.
    Irish Proverb



  61. Never bolt your door with a boiled carrot.
    Irish Proverb



    62. When fire is applied to a stone it cracks. Irish Proverb
  62. When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.
    Irish Proverb



  63. When luck comes, it comes by the bucketful.
    Irish Proverb



  64. Always remember that hindsight is the best insight to foresight.
    Irish Proverb



  65. It's not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up awhile and down awhile.
    Irish Proverb



    66. Nodding the head does not row the boat. Irish Proverb
  66. Nodding the head does not row the boat.
    Irish Proverb



  67. Everyone is wise till he speaks.
    Irish Proverb



  68. There is luck in leisure.
    Irish Proverb



  69. Time is a good storyteller.
    Irish Proverb



  70. People live in each other's shelter.
    Irish Proverb



    71. Perseverance is the mother of good luck. Irish Proverb
  71. Perseverance is the mother of good luck.
    Irish Proverb



  72. There is no need like the lack of a friend.
    Irish Proverb



  73. Broken Irish is better than clever English.
    Irish Proverb



  74. Patience is a poultice for all wounds.
    Irish Proverb



  75. It is easy to halve the potato where there is love.
    Irish Proverb



    76. Face the sun, but turn your back to the storm. Irish Proverb
  76. Face the sun, but turn your back to the storm.
    Irish Proverb



  77. It is not a secret if it is known to three people.
    Irish Proverb



  78. A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.
    Irish Proverb



  79. Men are like bagpipes, no sound comes from them until they are full.
    Irish Proverb



    80. Praise the ripe field, not the green corn. Irish Proverb
  80. Praise the ripe field, not the green corn.
    Irish Proverb



  81. Never burn a penny candle looking for a halfpenny.
    Irish Proverb



  82. A glutton lives to eat; a wise man eats to live.
    Irish Proverb



  83. Nobody is wise till something goes against him.
    Irish Proverb



  84. Bend with the tree that will bend with you.
    Irish Proverb



  85. The stars make no noise.
    Irish Proverb



  86. Good humor comes from the kitchen.
    Irish Proverb



    87. It's no secret that's know to three. Irish Proverb
  87. It's no secret that's know to three.
    Irish Proverb



  88. Do not bless the fish till it gets to the land.
    Irish Proverb



  89. As well whistle jigs to a milestone as tell troubles to you.
    Irish Proverb



  90. A sword, a spade and a thought should never be allowed to rust.
    Irish Proverb



  91. Ye didn't turn up when sense being distributed.
    Irish Proverb



  92. He who is bad at giving a lodging is good at show the road.
    Irish Proverb



  93. Don't make little of your dish, for it may be an ignorant person who judges it.
    Irish Proverb



  94. He is bad that will not take advice, but he is a thousand times worse who takes every advice.
    Irish Proverb



    95. A constant drop wears a hole in the stone. Irish Proverb
  95. A constant drop wears a hole in the stone.
    Irish Proverb



  96. When the cat is out the mice will dance.
    Irish Proverb



  97. Even a fool has luck.
    Irish Proverb



  98. Not every flatterer is a friend.
    Irish Proverb



  99. Look before you leap.
    Irish Proverb



  100. The end of feast is better than the beginning of a quarrel.
    Irish Proverb



  101. Everything is revealed by time.
    Irish Proverb



    102. No man is wise at all times. Irish Proverb
  102. No man is wise at all times.
    Irish Proverb



  103. Enough is a feast.
    Irish Proverb



  104. Learning is the desire of the wise.
    Irish Proverb



  105. Hope is the physician of each misery.
    Irish Proverb



  106. It's hard to teach an old dog to dance.
    Irish Proverb



  107. A constant guest is never welcome.
    Irish Proverb



  108. Gold is light with a fool.
    Irish Proverb



  109. The seekin' for one thing will find another.
    Irish Proverb



  110. Character is better than wealth.
    Irish Proverb

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