Witty Irish Proverbs

The Irish certainly have a way with words, so it seems fitting this month to post some colorful Irish proverbs. Enjoy...and quote often!

• Time is a great storyteller.
• A friend's eye is a good mirror.
• Don't give cherries to pigs, or advice to fools.
• Put silk on a goat, and it's still a goat.
• A loud voice can make even the truth sound foolish.
• A watched kettle never boils.
• Never ask a fox to watch the hens.
• Patience cures many an old complaint.
• Never speak to the feet while the head is alive.
• The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune.
• Trouble hates nothing as much as a smile.
• An old broom knows the dirty corners best.
• One eye is the corner is sharper than two about the house.
• Be kind to those you meet as you rise, you may pass them again as you fall.
• As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point the wrong way. 
• May you live to be a hundred years, with one extra year to repent.

• When flowers bloom, I hope you'll not sneeze,
  and may you always have someone to squeeze!
• May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go.
• May the sun shine bright on your windowpane,
  and may a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
• May your pockets be heavy, your heart be light,
  and may good luck pursue you morning and night.