Irish Proverbs Quotes

And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears.

Always remember to forget the things that made you sad, but never forget to remember the things that made you glad.

The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small.

We never get over our fathers, and we’re not required to. (Irish Proverb)

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

God's help is nearer than the door.

It is easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song, but the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is trouble, and it always comes with years, and the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through the tears.

May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, angels protect you and heaven accept you

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

The mills of God grind slowly.

A man takes a drink, the drink takes another, and the drink takes the man.

The work praises the man.

This world has angels all too few, and heaven is overflowing.

Here's to our wives and girlfriends...may they never meet!

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and somebody to love you.

There is an Irish way of paying compliments as though they were irresistible truths which makes what would otherwise be an impertinence delightful.

Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to.

You know it is summer in Ireland when the rain gets warmer.

Being Irish is very much a part of who I am. I take it everywhere with me.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.

It's better to spend money like there's no tomorrow than to spend tonight like there's no money.

In heaven there is no beer. That's why we drink ours here.

May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest day of your past.

All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.

I don't like medicine. There's an old Irish proverb that goes, "If I knew where I was going to die, I wouldn't go there." I suspect that I'm going to die in a hospital, so every time I go past one, I drive really quickly to get away from those things. So I spend a lot of money on health: gyms, I go to naturopaths, acupuncturists; anybody else who's almost the alternative to medicine. I think by the time you need medicine, it's too late. That's my belief.

When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. Sooooo, let's all get drunk and go to heaven!

One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that would tell one anything.

There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Many hands make light work.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.