An Irishman is never at his best except when fighting.
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It is not easy to steal where the landlord is a thief.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about thieves
Everything troubles you and the cat breaks your heart.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about problems, heart
The one who waits the fine day, will get the fine day.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about day
When a heifer is far from home she grows longer horns.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about home
It is better to have part of a man than no man at all.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man
The well fed person doesn't understand the hungry one.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about people
Women are stronger than men, they do not die of wisdom.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about wisdom, death, man
Keep your tongue in your jaw and your tow in your pump.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
Better fifty enemies outside the house than one within.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about enemies, home, house
What's all the world to a man when his wife is a widow.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about wife, world, man
There is no thing wickeder than a woman of evil temper.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about things, woman
Nobody ever bought peace but the man who hadn't got it.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about peace, man
There is no virtue in the herb that is not got in time.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about virtue, time
Lions believe that everyone shares their state of mind.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about state, faith, mind
Marry a mountain woman and you will marry the mountain.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about woman
A wren in the hand is better than a crane to be caught.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
There is nothing in the world so poor as going to hell.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about hell, world, nothing
Never sleep with a stranger or borrow from a neighbour.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about sleep
Those who get the name of rising early may lie all day.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about name, lie, day
