Irish Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
192 Irish Proverbs
The work praises the man.
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There are finer fish in the sea than have ever been caught.
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There are fish in the sea better than have ever been caught.
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There is hope from the sea, but none from the grave.
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There is light at the end of the tunnel.
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There is no luck except where there is discipline.
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There is no strength without unity.
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There never was a scabby sheep in a flock that didn't like to
have a comrade.
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There never was an old slipper but there was an old stocking to
match it.
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There's no need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.
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Though honey is sweet, do not lick it off a briar.
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Treachery returns.
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Trust me, but look to thyself.
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Two shorten the road.
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Two Sir Positives can scarce meet without a skirmish.
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Two thirds of the work is the semblance.
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Two to one is odds.
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Two-thirds of help is to give courage.
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Walk straight, my son - as the old crab said to the young crab.
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We'll never know the worth of water till the well go dry.
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What fills the eye fills the heart.
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What is in the marrow is hard to take out of the bone.
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What the child sees, the child does. What the child does, the
child is.
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What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
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When a twig grows hard it is difficult to twist it. Every
beginning is weak.
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