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Irish Proverb Quotes

Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you fight with your neighbor.It makes you shoot at your landlord and it makes you miss him.

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All sins cast long shadows.

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There'll be white blackbirds before an unwilling woman ties the knot.



Put a beggar on horseback and he'll go on a gallop.



Often a cow does not take after its breed.

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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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If you want an audience start a fight.

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A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.

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Bulls get rich, bears get rich, but pigs get slaughtered An Irishman is never at his best except when fighting.

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The one who waits the fine day, will get the fine day.

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He'd offer you an egg if you promised not to break the shell.

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What is in the marrow is hard to take out of the bone.

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It takes time to build a castle

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A wild goose never reared a tame gosling.

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