Looking for some great Irish sayings? Look no further. Here is some great Irish sayings on varied subjects.



  • It is better to be born lucky than rich.

  • A kind word never broke anyone's mouth. 

  • If you're the only one that knows you're afraid, you're brave.

  • Who gossips with you will gossip of you.

  • A dog owns nothing, yet is seldom dissatisfied.

  • Man is incomplete until he marries. After that, he is finished. 

  • Put silk on a goat, and it's still a goat.

  • Marriages are all happy,  its having breakfast together that causes all the trouble. 

  • A friend's eye is a good mirror.

  • The future is not ours to know, and it may never be―so let us live and give our best and give it lavishly!

  • It's no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking. 

  • God is good, but never dance in a small boat. Never iron a four-leaf clover, because you don't want to press your luck.

  • Here's to our wives and girlfriends! May they never meet!

  • It's easy to have principles when you're rich. The important thing is to have principles when you're poor.

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

    • adapted from: quotabulary

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