Memorable Famous Irish Quotes

118 result(s) for Famous Irish Quotes.
"The Irish try to please everyone in their life, and then break their own hearts."
Unknown
"A man knows his companion in but the last part of the journey."
Irish Proverb
"There's no place like home."
Irish Proverb
"Wise men don’t need advice. Fools won’t take it."
Irish Proverb
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."
Irish Proverb
"May the road rise up to meet you."
Irish Blessing
"A silent mouth is sweet to hear."
Irish Proverb
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"There’s no use in crying over spilt milk."
Irish Proverb
"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to."
Dorothy Parker
"If you cannot understand my argument, and declare 'It's Greek to me', then I say, 'It's Irish to you.'"
John McGahern
"Never iron a four-leaf clover, because you don't want to press your luck."
Unknown
"Luck is what you have left over after you give 100 percent."
Langston Hughes
"A friend is a treasure."
Irish Proverb
"To be Irish is to know the stories of your ancestors."
Unknown
"A piece of cake to bake a pretty cake."
Unknown
"Wherever you go, may you find a friend."
Irish Proverb
"An Irishman is never at peace, no matter where he is."
John McGahern
"The craic's mighty!"
Irish Saying
"There is no such thing as a stranger, just friends you haven't met yet."
Unknown
"Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother."
Khalil Gibran
"A good friend is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have."
Irish Proverb
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"If you want to be a leader, you must be a bridge."
Irish Proverb
"It is often that a person's greatest fears are their own worst enemy."
Irish Proverb
"Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result."
Irish Proverb
"There is no such thing as bad whiskey. Some whiskeys just happen to be better than others."
Irish Proverb
"You’ve got to get to the end of the road before you can see what’s there."
Irish Proverb
"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words."
Irish Proverb
"The best way to keep loyalty in a relationship is to keep it alive and well."
Irish Proverb
"There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met."
William Butler Yeats
"The heart is the chief feature of a functioning mind."
James Joyce
"If you don't ask, you don't get."
Mairead Maguire
"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle."
Irish Proverb
"The longest road out is the shortest road home."
Irish Proverb
"Some people are so poor, all they have is money."
Irish Proverb
"Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
George Bernard Shaw
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"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."
John D. Rockefeller
"A little fire that warms is better than a big fire that burns."
Irish Proverb
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Lao Tzu
"Your greatest asset is your enthusiasm."
Kenneth H. Blanchard
"Work is the curse of the drinking classes."
Oscar Wilde
"To err is human, to forgive is divine."
Alexander Pope
"What is not started today is never finished tomorrow."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"In life, the most important thing is not to be afraid to take risks."
Irish Proverb
"May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back."
Irish Blessing
"There are only two kinds of people in the world: the Irish and those who wish they were."
Irish Proverb
"The craic was good!"
Irish Saying
"Wherever you go, may luck be always with you."
Irish Blessing
"A rising tide lifts all boats."
Irish Proverb
"It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for most authority."
John B. Keane
"Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings."
Irish Proverb
"You’ll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind."
Irish Proverb
"If you’re lucky enough to be Irish, then you’re lucky enough."
Unknown
"A hair on the head is worth two in the brush."
Irish Proverb
"Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired."
Irish Proverb
"May you live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live."
Irish Blessing
"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance."
Derek Bok, often cited in Irish context
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but if the doctor is cute, forget the fruit!"
Irish Proverb
"He who has not traveled has only read one page of the book."
Irish Proverb
"It’s easy to halve the potato where there’s love."
Irish Proverb
"What’s for you won’t pass you by."
Irish Proverb
"You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs."
Irish Proverb
"Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and whiskey in a glass."
Irish Proverb
"The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use."
Irish Proverb
"The humble are in the right place."
Irish Proverb
"Better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life."
Irish Proverb
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
Mark Twain, but often quoted in Irish contexts
"May your troubles be less, your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door."
Irish Proverb
"A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures."
Irish Proverb
"There are only two kinds of people in the world, The Irish and those who wish they were."
Unknown
"The heart of an Irishman is nothing but his imagination."
George Bernard Shaw
"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight."
Oscar Wilde
"If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm."
Frank Lane
"In Ireland, you can tell the weather by the amount of rain, and the time of year by the amount of mud."
Unknown
"It is in the shelter of each other that the people live."
Irish Proverb
"Wherever you go, may you find the joy of the sea beneath the sky."
Unknown
"There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing."
Irish Proverb
"The best way to predict the future is to create it."
Peter Drucker
"A man who is afraid will do anything."
Irish Proverb
"He who angers you conquers you."
Elizabeth Kenny
"For the soul of an Irishman is truly a wonderful thing, for even when he cries, he does so with a smile."
Unknown
"The likes of us won’t be here again."
Unknown
"Ireland is where there is a smile in every hands, a heart in every home."
Unknown
"May the wind always be at your back."
Irish Proverb
"Too many people in this world are just passing through."
Irish Proverb
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
Oscar Wilde
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
Theodore Roosevelt
"A good friend is like a four-leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have."
Irish Proverb
"Life is like a cup of tea. It's all in how you make it."
Irish Proverb
"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist."
Indira Gandhi
"May your very dreams be rooted in reality and only the best be manifested."
Unknown
"Happiness is not something you postponed for the future; it is something you design for the present."
Jim Rohn
"May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back."
Irish Blessing
"I've never seen a bad day that a pint of Guinness couldn't fix."
Unknown
"A man loves his country not because it is great, but because it is his."
James Connolly
"The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away."
Unknown
"If you want to be rich, you must be a little bit of a rogue."
Irish Proverb
"There are only two kinds of people in the world, the Irish, and those who wish they were."
Unknown
"It is a long road that has no turning."
Irish Proverb
"You can take the boy out of Ireland, but you can't take Ireland out of the boy."
Unknown
"What the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve over."
Irish Proverb
"The tongue is the only instrument that gets no cover."
Irish Proverb
"The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune."
Irish Proverb
"Laughter is brightest where food is."
Irish Proverb
"A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book."
Irish Proverb
"Every man is the architect of his own fortune."
Sallust
"I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come."
Michael Jordan
"He who marries for wealth marries trouble."
Irish Proverb
"May your troubles be less and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door."
Irish Blessing
"A friend is easier lost than found."
Irish Proverb
"A closed mouth catches no flies."
Irish Proverb
"One who has not traveled may think that his mother is the best cook."
Irish Proverb
"There’s no need to fear the wind if your hay is stacked."
Irish Proverb
"Stupidity is the same as evil if you judge by the results."
Margaret Atwood
"You can’t put a cake in the oven if you don’t turn on the heat."
Unknown
"The heart of an Irishman is never filled with anything but love."
Unknown
"The most beautiful thing in the world is a child's smile."
Irish Saying
"To be Irish is to know that in the end the world will be alright."
Unknown
"Ireland: where the sea meets the land and the sky sings a song."
Unknown
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