The road to Heaven is well signposted, but it is badly lit at night.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about night
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A man who holds good cards would never say if they were dealt wrong.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about bad, good, good luck, man
Better the certainty of the straddle than the mere loan of a saddle.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
'So near and yet so far, ' said the man when the bird lit on his gun.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man
Those who play the game do not see it as clearly as those who watch.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about games
No matter who comes off well, the peacemaker is sure to come off ill.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
It's as hard to see a woman crying as it is to see a barefooted duck.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about woman
The horse with the most scars is the one that highest kicks his rear.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
May you have a bright future -- as the chimney sweep said to his son.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about future
Youth sheds many a skin. The steed does not retain its speed forever.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about speed, youth
There'll be white blackbirds before an unwilling woman ties the knot.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about woman
Snuff at a wake is fine if there's nobody sneezing over the snuff box.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
A man is often a bad adviser to himself and a good adviser to another.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about bad luck, bad, good, good luck, man
Don't talk about a rope in the house of someone whose father was hung.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about home, house
A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about sleep, good, good luck
Don't be ever in court or a castle without a woman to make your excuse.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about woman
The early riser gets through his business but not through early rising.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about affair
Better for a man to have even a dog welcome him than a dog bark at him.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man
There is not a tree in Heaven that is higher than the tree of patience.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about patience
When everybody's house is on fire go home and look at your own chimney.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about home, fire, fire brigade, house
