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

A family of Irish birth will argue and fight, but let a shout come from without, and see them all unite.

A cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle.

All the world’s a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.

May misfortune follow you the rest of your life, and never catch up.

May you live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live.

It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead the rest of your life.

May you be at the gates of heaven an hour before the devil knows you’re dead!

God made time, but man made haste.

From the day you marry your heart will be in your mouth and your hand in your pocket.

Who keeps his tongue keeps his friends.

In every land, hardness is in the north of it, softness in the south, industry in the east, and fire and inspiration in the west.

Life is like a cup of tea, it’s all in how you make it!

Idleness is a fool’s desire.

There is no luck except where there is discipline.

A questioning man is halfway to being wise.

May the hinges of our friendship never grow rusty!