Irish Proverbs

A man takes a drink, the drink takes a drink, the drink takes the man.  -Irish Proverb

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It’s not a delay to stop and sharpen the scythe.  -Irish Proverb

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Keep your shop and your shop will keep you.  -Irish Proverb

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Poverty waits at the gates of idleness.  -Irish Proverb

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Praise the ripe field not the green corn.  -Irish Proverb

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The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune.  -Irish Proverb

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If you want praise, die. If you want blame, marry.  -Irish Proverb

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Don’t show your skin to a person who won’t cover it.  -Irish Proverb

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It is more difficult to maintain honour than to become prosperous.  -Irish Proverb

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A man may live after losing his life but not after losing his honour.  -Irish Proverb

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

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You won’t learn to swim on the kitchen floor.  -Irish Proverb

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Cut your coat according to your cloth.  -Irish Proverb

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Who keeps his tongue keeps his friends.  -Irish Proverb

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You never miss the water till the well runs dry.  -Irish Proverb

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