All cultures have different customs, traditions and words of wisdom that get passed down from generation to generation. The great thing about Irish Proverbs is that they are witty and true as long as you understand what they mean.
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Here are 20 Irish Proverbs that can help you in life:
Life is like a cup of tea, it’s all in how you make it.
Let your anger set with the sun and not rise again.
A good farmer is know by his crops.
May your joys be as deep as the valley. Your troubles as light as its foam. And may you find sweet peace of mind. Wherever you may roam.
The value of the well is not understood till it goes dry.
A good word does not destroy a tooth.
No time for health today, no health for your time tomorrow.
If you dig a grave for others you may fall into it yourself.
Don’t give cherries to a pig; don’t give advice to a fool.
Honey is sweet, but don’t lick it off a briar.
Do not take the thatch from your own roof to buy slates for another man’s house.
A cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle.
Better an idle house than a bad tenant.
If you buy what you don’t need you might have to sell what you do.
Be kind to those that meet you as you rise, you may pass them again as you fall.
Never burn your fingers to snuff another man’s candle.
Enough and no waste is as good as a feast.
It’s easy to halve the potato where there’s love.
Three best to have in plenty – sunshine, wisdom and generosity..
If you’re enough lucky to be Irish… You’re lucky enough!
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