Irish Folk Wisdom
If the
cat sits long enough at the hole, she will catch the
mouse.
Only a fool would prefer
food to a
woman.
Love is
blind to blemishes and faults.
Marry a mountainy woman and you'll marry the
mountain.
The
eye should be
blind in the
house of another.
Good
humor comes from the
kitchen.
Wine and women empty men's
pockets.
God's help is nearer than the
door.
Those who go to
church are not all
saints.
The
devil never took a good
heart to
hell.
We live in one another's
shadows.
It's difficult to put an old head on young shoulders.
He who cannot suffer
pain will not get ease.
Physicians disagree and
patients die.
It's easy to knead when
meal is at hand.
The friend that can be bought is not worth buying.
A wise head keeps a shut mouth.
A chance shot will not kill the devil.
Handfuls make a load.
Three essential truths- sunrise, sunset, and death