Irish proverbs

Where comes a cow the wiseman lay down, there follows a woman, and where comes a woman follows trouble.

A quarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it, the more sour it grows.

Firelight will not let you read fine stories, but it's warm and won't let you see the dust on the floor.

When you see a goat you should always hit him, because he is either going into mischief or coming out of it.

The right time to dine is: for the rich man, when he is hungry; and for the poor, when he has something to eat.

Dance as if no one were watching. Sing as if no one were listening. And live every day as if it were your last.

Three things you cannot comprehend: the mind of a woman, the working of the bees, and the ebb and flow of the tide.

The three most beautiful sights: a potato garden in bloom, a ship under sail, and a woman after the birth of a child.

Better one good thing that is, rather than two good things that were, or three good things that might never come to pass.

Wisdom is what makes a poor man a king, a weak person powerful, a good generation of a bad one, a foolish man reasonable.

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