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There is hope from the sea but there is no hope from the land.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about hope

A person born to be a flower pot will not go beyond the porch.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about garden, people

The morning of the race is not the morning to feed your horse.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

The thief is sorry he is to be hanged, not that he is a thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about thieves

There is no feast till a roast and no torment till a marriage.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about feast, marriage

Both your friend and your enemy think that you will never die.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about enemies, death, contentment

One may live without one's friends but not without one's pipe.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

If you don't want flour on your shoes, don't go into the mill.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about contentment

You will never plough a field by turning it over in your mind.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about mind, contentment

A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about being

That which is nearest a woman's heart is the first to come out.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about heart, woman

Though wisdom is good in the beginning it is better at the end.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about beginning, wisdom, end, good, good luck

Better is an ass that carries you than a horse that throws you.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about contentment

It's better to be sorry and stay, than to be sorry and go away.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Get down on your knees and thank God you're still on your feet.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about contentment, god

If you dig a grave for others, you might fall into it yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about fall, contentment

Walk straight, my son - as the old crab said to the young crab.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about old, olderness

Neighbours bring comfort in adversity but only envy in success.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about envy, success

He got it from nature as the pig got the rooting in the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about nature

There's a fool born every minute - and every one of them lives.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish