Better be quarrelling than lonesome.


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Better be quarrelling than lonesome.
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May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you are dead.
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A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
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Firelight will not let you read fine stories but it's warm and you won't see the dust on the floor.
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Hope is the physician of each misery.
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The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb gray hairs
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Wisdom is a comb given to a man once he is bald.
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Great hate follows great love.
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A dog owns nothing, yet is seldom dissatisfied.
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A turkey never voted for an early Christmas.
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Praise the young and they will flourish.
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Praise youth and it will prosper.
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Everyone is wise until he speaks.
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You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.
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The believer is happy, the doubter is wise.
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It's no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking.
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If you get a reputation as an early riser, you can sleep till noon.
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If you dig a grave for others, you might fall into it yourself.
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Good luck beats early rising.
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Give away all you like, but keep your bills and your temper.
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Even the longest day has its end.
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Don't break your shin on a stool that is not in your way.
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Bricks and mortar make a house, but the laughter of children makes a home.
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear.
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A light heart lives long.
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A lie travels farther than the truth.
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A kind word never broke anyone's mouth.
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A hair on the head is worth two on the brush.
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A diplomat must always think twice before he says nothing.
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Better own a trifle than want a great deal.
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It s no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking.
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One eye in the corner is sharper than two about the house.
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Half a loaf is better than no bread.
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Patience cures many an old complaint.
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Its for her own good that the cat purrs.
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Don't tell your complaint to one who has no pity.
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One beetle recognizes another.
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You must crack the nuts before you can eat the kernel.
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He who comes with a story to you brings two away from you
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By degrees the castles are built.
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The old pipe gives the sweetest smoke.
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A hen is heavy when carried far.
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Lack of resource has hanged many a person.
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When the sky falls we'll catch larks.
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What would a young cat do but eat mice?
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Many an Irish property was increased by the lace of a daughter's petticoat.
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Many a man's nose was broken by his mouth.
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A small debt makes a man your debtor, a large one your enemy.
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Its no use boiling your cabbage twice.
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If you have one pair of good soles its better than two pairs of good uppers.
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He'd offer you an egg if you promised not to break the shell.
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There never was an old slipper but there was an old stocking to match it.
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A drink precedes a story.
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Bulls get rich, bears get rich, but pigs get slaughtered An Irishman is never at his best except whe...
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The best way to keep loyalty in a man's heart is to keep money in his purse.
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The fox never found a better messenger than himself.
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It is sweet to drink but bitter to pay for.
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Nature breaks through the eyes of the cat.
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If you want an audience start a fight.
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For what cannot be cured patience is best.
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It is a long road that has no turning.
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Humor to a man is like a feather pillow.It is filled with what is easy to get but gives great comfor...
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Your feet will bring you to where your heart is.
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A wild goose never reared a tame gosling.
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The world's quiet and the pig is in the sty.
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It is the quiet pigs that eat the meal.
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Thirst is the end of drinking and sorrow is the end of drunkenness.
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You are not a fully fledged sailor unless you have sailed under full sail,
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A poem ought to be well made at first, for there is many a one to spoil it afterwards.
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A silent mouth is melodious.
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst.
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Possession satisfies.
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Show the fatted calf but not the thing that fattened him.
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It is a bad hen that does not scratch herself.
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Snuff at a wake is fine if there's nobody sneezing over the snuff box.
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Walk straight, my son - as the old crab said to the young crab.
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Need teaches a plan.
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God likes help when helping people.
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The wood will renew the foliage it sheds.
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A poor person is often worthy.
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Never bolt your door with a boiled carrot.
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You'll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind. Albert Einstein -Irish proverb.
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May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you are dead.
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A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
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Firelight will not let you read fine stories but it's warm and you won't see the dust on the floor.
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Hope is the physician of each misery.
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The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb gray hairs
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Wisdom is a comb given to a man once he is bald.
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Great hate follows great love.
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A dog owns nothing, yet is seldom dissatisfied.
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A turkey never voted for an early Christmas.
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Praise the young and they will flourish.
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Praise youth and it will prosper.
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Everyone is wise until he speaks.
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You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.
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The believer is happy, the doubter is wise.
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It's no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking.
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If you get a reputation as an early riser, you can sleep till noon.
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If you dig a grave for others, you might fall into it yourself.
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Good luck beats early rising.
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Give away all you like, but keep your bills and your temper.
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Even the longest day has its end.
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Don't break your shin on a stool that is not in your way.
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Bricks and mortar make a house, but the laughter of children makes a home.
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear.
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A light heart lives long.
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A lie travels farther than the truth.
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A kind word never broke anyone's mouth.
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A hair on the head is worth two on the brush.
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A diplomat must always think twice before he says nothing.
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Better own a trifle than want a great deal.
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It s no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking.
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One eye in the corner is sharper than two about the house.
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Half a loaf is better than no bread.
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Patience cures many an old complaint.
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Its for her own good that the cat purrs.
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Don't tell your complaint to one who has no pity.
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One beetle recognizes another.
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You must crack the nuts before you can eat the kernel.
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He who comes with a story to you brings two away from you
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By degrees the castles are built.
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The old pipe gives the sweetest smoke.
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A hen is heavy when carried far.
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Lack of resource has hanged many a person.
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When the sky falls we'll catch larks.
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What would a young cat do but eat mice?
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Many an Irish property was increased by the lace of a daughter's petticoat.
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Many a man's nose was broken by his mouth.
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A small debt makes a man your debtor, a large one your enemy.
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Its no use boiling your cabbage twice.
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If you have one pair of good soles its better than two pairs of good uppers.
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He'd offer you an egg if you promised not to break the shell.
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There never was an old slipper but there was an old stocking to match it.
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A drink precedes a story.
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Bulls get rich, bears get rich, but pigs get slaughtered An Irishman is never at his best except whe...
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The best way to keep loyalty in a man's heart is to keep money in his purse.
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The fox never found a better messenger than himself.
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It is sweet to drink but bitter to pay for.
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Nature breaks through the eyes of the cat.
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If you want an audience start a fight.
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For what cannot be cured patience is best.
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It is a long road that has no turning.
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Humor to a man is like a feather pillow.It is filled with what is easy to get but gives great comfor...
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Your feet will bring you to where your heart is.
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A wild goose never reared a tame gosling.
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The world's quiet and the pig is in the sty.
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It is the quiet pigs that eat the meal.
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Thirst is the end of drinking and sorrow is the end of drunkenness.
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You are not a fully fledged sailor unless you have sailed under full sail,
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A poem ought to be well made at first, for there is many a one to spoil it afterwards.
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A silent mouth is melodious.
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst.
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Possession satisfies.
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Show the fatted calf but not the thing that fattened him.
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It is a bad hen that does not scratch herself.
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Snuff at a wake is fine if there's nobody sneezing over the snuff box.
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Walk straight, my son - as the old crab said to the young crab.
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Need teaches a plan.
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God likes help when helping people.
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The wood will renew the foliage it sheds.
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A poor person is often worthy.
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It is often that a cow does not take after its breed.
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Marriages are all happy its having breakfast together that causes all the trouble.
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If you put a silk dress on a goat he is a goat still.
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To every cow its calf; to every book its copy.
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A wren in the hand is better than a crane to be caught.
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The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches.
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Be neither intimate nor distant with the clergy.
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There was never a scabby sheep in a flock that didn't like to have a comrade.
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It is the good horse that draws its own cart.
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To the raven her own chick is white.
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The smallest thing outlives the human being.
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Every patient is a doctor after his cure.
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig.
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It's difficult to choose between two blind goats.
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Every bird as it is reared and the lark for the bog.
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Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you fight with your neighbor.It makes you shoot at your lan...
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In winter the milk goes to the cow's horns.
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An old broom knows the dirty corners best.
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An eye is blind in another man's corner.
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What whiskey will not cure, there is no cure for.
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and you have not built a wall unless you have rounded a corner.
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Every invalid is a physician.
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Quiet people are well able to look after themselves.
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Firelight will not let you read fine stories but its warm and you wont see the dust on the floor.
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There's no need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.
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People live in each other's shelter.
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Good questions outrank easy answers.
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Who gossips with you will gossip of you
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Nodding the head does not row the boat
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A blind man can see his mouth
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For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude.
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It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life
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A son is a son till he takes him a wife, a daughter is a daughter all of her life.
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May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon you...
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There is pain in prohibition
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May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten
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The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing that you will make one.
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When mistrust comes in, love goes out.
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You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.
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When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.
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Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice
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May you have love that never ends, lots of money and lots of friends. Health be yours, whatever you ...
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The longest road out is the shortest road home
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Poor is the church without music
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It's no delay to stop to edge the tool
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Fear is a fine spur
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Poverty parts good company
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He who can follow his own will is a king
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When the fruit is scarcest its taste is sweetest
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Long life to you, a wet mouth, and death in Ireland
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Better one good thing that is than two good things that were
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Questioning is the door of knowledge
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A cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle
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Don't give cherries to pigs or advice to fools
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Anything will fit a naked man
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It is easy to halve the potato where there is love.
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Better fifty enemies outside the house than one within
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Where the tongue slips, it speaks the truth
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But the greatest love - the love above all loves, Even greater than that of a mother - Is the tender...
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A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures
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It's for her own good that the cat purrs
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There are fish in the sea better than have ever been caught
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Put silk on a goat and it is still a goat
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What is in the marrow is hard to take out of the bone
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The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune
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The Irish - Be they kings, or poets, or farmers, They're a people of great worth, They keep company ...
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If you're lucky enough to be Irish, then you're lucky enough.
IRISH SAYINGS
"May love & laughter light your days and warm your heart & home. May good & faithful friends be your...
IRISH BLESSING
Bless your little Irish heart and every other Irish part.
IRISH BLESSINGS
May your thoughts be as glad as the shamrocks, may your heart be as light as a song, may each day br...
IRISH BLESSINGS
May St. Patrick guard you wherever you go, and guide you in whatever you do and may his loving prote...
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May the Holes in you Net be no larger than the Fish in it
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May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And ma...
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For each petal on the shamrock this brings a wish your way. Good health, good luck, and happiness fo...
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May the raindrops fall lightly on your brow. May the soft winds freshen your spirit. May the sunshin...
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May the Holes in your Net be no Larger than the Fish in it,
IRISH BLESSING
May you be forty years in heaven before the devil knows that you are dead.
IRISH BLESSING
May you be fourty years in heaven before the devil knows your dead.
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May you live a long life full of gladness and health.
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May brooks and trees and singing hills join in the chorus too, and every gentle wind that blows send...
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These things I warmly wish for you Someone to love, some work to do, A bit o' sun, a bit o' cheer, A...
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May you live as long as you want and never want as long as you live
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When the first light of sun, Bless you. When the long day is done, Bless you. In your smiles and you...
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May the strength of God pilot us, may the wisdom of God instruct us, may the hand of God protect us,...
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I couldn't act, but I could swing through the trees.
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May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light. May good luck pursue you each morning and night.
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The devil never grants long leases
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Marry a mountain girl and you marry the whole mountain.
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A lock is better than suspicion.
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May your joys be as bright as the morning, and your sorrows merely be shadows that fade in the sunli...
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May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest day of your past
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May you get to heaven a half hour before the devil knows you're dead
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There is not a tree in heaven higher than the tree of patience
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Some prefer carrot while others like cabbage
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May God grant you always...A sunbeam to warm you, a moonbeam to charm you, a sheltering Angel so not...
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May you always walk in sunshine. May you never want for more. May Irish angels rest their wings righ...
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May you always have walls for the winds, a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire, laughter to cheer...
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Leprechauns, castles, good luck and laughter.Lullabies, dreams and love ever after. Poems and songs ...
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A sly rogue is often in good dress
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May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day. May songbirds serenade you every step...
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Continual cheerfulness is a sign of wisdom.
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All sins cast long shadows
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May God give you...For every storm a rainbow, for every tear a smile, for every care a promise and a...
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Do not mistake a goats beard for a fine stallions tail
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Fear is a fine spur, so is rage
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Though honey is sweet, do not lick it off a briar
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Winter comes fast on the lazy
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The mason who strikes often is better than the one who strikes too hard
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A scholars ink lasts longer than a martyrs blood
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear
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It's the first drop that destroys you - there's no harm at all in the last
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I believe in the sun when it's not shining, I believe in love even when I feel it not, I believe in ...
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Falling is easier than rising
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old broom knows the corners
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He who gets a name for early rising can stay in bed until midday.
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May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night and a smooth road all the way...
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Treachery returns
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