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Death is the poor man's best physician.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about death, man

Nodding the head does not row the boat.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about heads

Drunkenness and anger speak truthfully.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about drunkenness, anger

A cart-horse could never win the derby.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Anything is better than a bad marriage.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about marriage, bad luck, bad

If you don't know the way, walk slowly.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about contentment

A Kerry shower is of twenty-four hours.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Constant company wears out its welcome.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about companies

Don't tell your secret even to a fence.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about secret

Better an idle house than a bad tenant.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about tenants, home, house, bad luck, bad

A kind word never broke anyone's mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about word

It's no delay to stop to edge the tool.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about tools

It's no use boiling your cabbage twice.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about use

The Power fellow will have another day.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about power, day

When the cat is out the mouse can dance.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about dance

A heavy heart seldom combs a gray beard.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about heart

What would a young cat do but eat mice?.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

A shamefaced man seldom acquires wealth.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about wealth, man

It's often a man's mouth broke his nose.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man

An eye is blind in another man's corner.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about blind, man