“There is only one thing worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.”

If you’re enough lucky to be Irish… You’re lucky enough!

God’s help is nearer than the door.

Forgetting a debt doesn’t mean it’s paid.

Say a little and say it well.

May neighbours respect you, trouble neglect you, the angels protect you, and Heaven accept you.

The fox never found a better messenger than himself.

Every eye forms its own fancy.

Men are like bagpipes – no sound comes from them until they are full.

It’s for her own good that the cat purrs.

Better good manners than good looks.

The light heart lives long.

A face without freckles is like a sky without stars.

A good word never broke a tooth.

May you have the hindsight to know where you’ve been, the foresight to know where you are going, and the insight to know when you have gone too far.

There’s no need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

Experience is the comb that life gives a bald man – A man who has lived long enough to lose his hair will no doubt know a thing or two about life.