Traditional Irish Curse
May the curse of Mary Malone and her nine blind illegitimate children chase you so far over the hills of Damnation that the Lord himself can't find you with a telescope.
Spells and incantations Irish
Traditional Wexford Curse
May the grass grow at your door and the fox build his nest on your hearthstone.
May the light fade from your eyes, so you never see what you love.
May your own blood rise against you, and the sweetest drink you...
Spells and incantations British
What grows when it eats, but dies when it drinks?
Fire.
Riddles
If the pills were pleasant, they would not want gilding.
Proverbs and old sayings American
A wise man never knows all, only fools know everything.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about man
At night they come without being fetched,
And by day they are lost without being stolen.
Stars
Riddles
What lives on its own substance and dies when it devours itself?
Candle
Riddles
The ant shall never crawl on its knees.
Proverbs and old sayings
Shameful eats the bone.
Proverbs and old sayings Romanian
It has a crown, but is is not a king, it has roots, but is not a plant. (The tooth)
Riddles
As porridge benefits those who heat and eat it, so does a child benefit those that rear it.
Proverbs and old sayings about children
If you are a friend of the captain, you can wipe your hands on the sail.
Proverbs and old sayings about contentment
You can take a monkey out of the bush, but you cant take the bush of a monkey.
Proverbs and old sayings about contentment
Wait for the night before saying that the day has been beautiful.
Proverbs and old sayings Bengali about night, day
A cheerful wife is a joy of life.
Proverbs and old sayings British about joy, wife, life
You can't clap with one hand only.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment
Large demands on oneself and little demands on others keep resentment at bay.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
Proverbs and old sayings about dance, rain
You may hide the fire, but what about the smoke?
Proverbs and old sayings about smoke, fire, fire brigade, contentment
A blind man may sometimes shoot a crow.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about blind, man
A home without a woman is like a barn without cattle.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about home, woman
Men will only throw stones at trees that are laden with fruit.
Proverbs and old sayings French about man
He who blows on the fire will get sparks in his eyes.
Proverbs and old sayings German about eyes, fire, fire brigade
He who goes to bed with dogs, will wake up with fleas.
Proverbs and old sayings German
Who would be rich, must keep his soul under cover of his cash-box.
Proverbs and old sayings German about soul, wealth
Marry a mountain girl and you marry the whole mountain.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about contentment
Nature will come through the claws, and the hound will follow the hare.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about nature
A canoe does not know who is king. When it turns over, everyone gets wet.
Proverbs and old sayings
He who eats when he is full digs his grave with his teeth.
Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan
It was Blacksmith's guilt, but the Gypsy was hanged.
Proverbs and old sayings Polish about guilt, gypsies
The cow gives a good pail of milk and then kicks it over.
Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about good, good luck
The scythe has hit a stone.
Proverbs and old sayings Russian
You don't milk a cow with your hands in your pockets.
Proverbs and old sayings Russian about contentment
Pith's good in a play.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about good, good luck
To give away is to make provision for the future.
Proverbs and old sayings about future
Tasty is the fish on someone else's dish.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about fishing
Death has no modesty.
Proverbs and old sayings Zulu about death, modesty
I'm not fragile like a flower;
I'm fragile like a bomb.
Proverbs and old sayings English about garden
