Irish Proverbs Quotes

Do not sell sun in July.

Boil stones in butter, and you may sip the broth.

A man was hanged for saying what was true.

A good anvil fears no hammer.

A donkey cannot trot for long.

A doctor and a clown know more than a doctor alone.

A cask of wine works more miracles than a church full of saints.

A bow that is bent too far will break.

A beard well lathered is half shaved.

Youth likes to wander.

Your own deeds will long be baptized on you.

You’ve got to do your own growing, not matter how tall your grandfather was.

You’re not as young as you used to be, but you’re not as old as you’re going to be.

You’ll not find a thrush in a hawk’s nest.

You’ll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.

You will never plough a field by turning it over in your mind.

You never miss the water till the well has run dry.

You must live with a person to know a person. If you want to know me come and live with me.