…and other Irish tidbits for you on this St. Paddy’s Day.
- As you slide down the banister of life may the splinters never point in the wrong direction.
- We drink to your coffin. May it be built from the wood of a hundred year old oak tree that I shall plant tomorrow.
- May you always have a clean shirt, a clear conscience, and enough coins in your pocket to buy a pint!
- 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.
- May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest day of your past.
- Wherever you go and whatever you do, May the luck of the Irish be there with you.
- Health and long life to you, land without rent to you, a child every year to you, and death in Old Ireland.
- May the roof above you never fall in, And those gathered beneath it never fall out.
- Here’s to health, peace and prosperity. May the flower of love never be nipped by the frost of disappointment, nor shadow of grief fall among your family and friends.
- May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings, slow to make enemies and quick to make friends. And may you know nothing but happiness from this day forward.
- May your home always be too small to hold all your friends.
- May I see you grey and combing your grandchildren’s hair.
- Health for life to you, A wife of your choice to you, Land without rent to you, A child every year to you, And the light of heaven after this world for you.
- If you are lucky enough to be Irish, then you are lucky enough.
- May you both live as long as you want, And never want as long as you live.
- What’s the use of being Irish if the world doesn’t break your heart ?
- Bless your little Irish heart and every other Irish part.
- A man is often a bad adviser to himself and a good adviser to another.
- Good laugh and long sleep are the best cures in a doctor’s book.
- May you get all your wishes but one so you always have something to strive for.
- Only Irish coffee provides all main essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat.
- May the Lord keep you in his hand and never close his fist too tight.
- Never bolt the door with a boiled carrot.
- Beware of the anger of a patient man.
- A diplomat must always think twice before he says nothing.
- A heavy purse makes for a light heart.
- Marriages are all happy. It’s having breakfast together that causes all the trouble.
- Don’t break your shin on a stool that is not in your way.
- If you dig a grave for others, you might fall into it yourself.
- God’s mill may grind slowly, but it grinds finely.
- A good word never broke a tooth.
- It’s often a person’s mouth breaks his nose.
- Cheerfulness is a sign of wisdom.
- You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your father was.
- Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout.
- The day will come when the cow will have use for her tail.
- May you live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live.