Lose an hour in the morning and you’ll be looking for it all day.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Irish proverbs
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A lie travels farther than the truth.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
God prefers prayers to tears.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
A man takes a drink, the drink takes a drink, the drink takes the man.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Unwillingness easily finds an excuse.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Poverty waits at the gates of idleness.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Keep your shop and your shop will keep you.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
It is more difficult to maintain honour than to become prosperous.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
The person bringing good news knocks boldly on the door.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Pity him who makes an opinion a certainty.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Laziness is a heavy burden.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
What is in the marrow is hard to take out of the bone.Irish sayingTraditional attribution
Bricks and mortar make a house, but the laughter of children makes a home.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Necessity is the mother of invention.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
You never miss the water till the well has run dry.Irish sayingTraditional attribution
A light heart lives long.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
If you dig a grave for others, you might fall into it yourself.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Even the longest day has its end.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
The old pipe gives the sweetest smoke.Irish sayingTraditional attribution
It’s no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Every patient is a doctor after his cure.Irish sayingTraditional attribution
A dog owns nothing, yet is seldom dissatisfied.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Give away all you like, but keep your bills and your temper.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
If you lie down with dogs you’ll rise with fleas.Irish sayingTraditional attribution
A silent mouth is sweet to hear.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
When the apple is ripe, it will fall.Irish sayingTraditional attribution
Patience is a plaster for all sores.Irish sayingTraditional attribution
Praise the young and they will flourish.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
A kind word never broke anyone’s mouth.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Watching is a part of good play.Irish sayingTraditional attribution
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.Irish sayingTraditional attribution
Half a loaf is better than no bread.Irish sayingTraditional attribution
A live dog is better than a dead lion.Irish sayingTraditional attribution
Young people don’t know what old age is, and old people forget what youth was.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Don’t show your skin to a person who won’t cover it.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Least said soonest mended.Irish sayingTraditional attribution
Patience is a virtue that causes no shame.Irish sayingTraditional attribution
The Irish forgive their great men when they are safely buried.Irish sayingTraditional attribution
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.Irish sayingTraditional attribution
Mere words do not feed the friars.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Praise the ripe field not the green corn.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Better good manners than good looks.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Beauty won’t make the kettle boil.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
A turkey never voted for an early Christmas.Irish proverbTraditional attribution
Original collection & source
Original title: Irish Proverbs, Irish Quotations, Irish Sayings and Quotes
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