Be inspired and encouraged by these Irish quotes and sayings about many different topics – love, blessings, famous ones, short ones and funny ones. But all have wisdom and inspiration in them.
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist Life If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks. Bendan Behan Funny May you only grow old in the face. Be treasured and cared for with grace. Irish Blessing Irish Blessing Sometimes one day changes everything; sometimes years change nothing. Author Unknown New Start May your day be touched by a bit of Irish luck, brightened by a song in your heart and warmed by the smiles of the people you love. Irish Saying Smile On the Irish ladder of success there’s always some one on the rung above using your head to steady himself. Author Unknown Success A kind word never broke anyone’s mouth. Irish Proverb Kindness May the Good Lord take a liking to you… but not too soon! Irish Saying Encouraging  Life is like a cup of tea, it’s all in how you make it! Irish Saying Funny Proverbs I’m Irish. We think sideways. Spike Milligan Cute Quotes Grandchildren are gifts of God. It is God’s way of compensating us for growing old. Irish Saying Grandmother The Irish have a sweet tooth. And that’s a good thing, because it has been the inspiration for some wonderful desserts that allow us to end our meal on a happy and sweet note. Jean LeGrand, Irish Treats – 30 Dessert Recipes for St. Patrick’s Day Inspirational Quotes The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest. Thomas Moore, Irish Actor Home If only wishing it made it so. Author Unknown Wishes It’s a good deed to forget a bad joke. Brendan Behan, Irish Republican, poet, short story writer Good  Ambition can creep as well as soar. Edmund Burke, Irish statesman Ambition Anyone can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend’s success. Oscar (Fingal O’Flahertie Wills) Wilde, Irish Playwright Friend May you live as long as you want and never want as long as you live. Funny Birthday Quotes As you ramble through life, whatever be your goal; keep your eye upon the doughnut, and not upon the hole. Irish Saying Goals Irish history stretches back into the dark days of the Celts, yet there is light, laughter and a sense of laissez-faire in the Irish men and women of today. Richard Benson, Irish Wit and Wisdom Laughter Grant me a sense of humor, Lord, the saving grace to see a joke, to win some happiness from life, and pass it on to other folks. Irish Prayer Humor  Laughter is wine for the soul – laughter soft, or loud and deep, tinged through with seriousness – the hilarious declaration made by man that life is worth living. Sean O’Casey, Irish Dramatist Live Life Here’s to a fellow who smiles when life runs along like a song. And here’s to the lad who can smile when everything goes dead wrong. Irish Saying Smile Poems Whatever the explanation, Irish quotations offer a delightful way to taste the essence of a rich history that has been, by turns, epic, curious, hilarious and sad. Robert Sullivan, Unusual Irish Quotes and Quotations Quotations These things, I warmly wish for you – Someone to love, some work to do, a bit of o’ sun, a bit o’ cheer. And a guardian angel always near. Irish Saying Angel What the child sees, the child does. What the child does, the child is. Irish Saying Children  May the holes in your nets be no larger than the fish in it. Good Day You cannot conquer Ireland. You cannot extinguish the Irish passion for freedom. If our deed has not been sufficient to win freedom, then our children will win by a better deed. Patrick Henry Pearse, Irish Teacher Freedom Love doesn’t demand perfection, but it does ask you to give yourself with less reserve than you’d prefer. Thomas Moore, Irish Actor Love Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are all dead. Oscar Wilde – Irish Dramatist Quotes about Love and Life The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune. Irish Saying Music Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people. William Butler Yeats, Irish Poet Communication To learn one must be humble. But life is the great teacher. James Joyce, Irish novelist Teacher  No wise man ever wished to be younger. Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist, essayist Age It’s no use giving good advice unless you have the wisdom to go with it. Giving The hands are there for friendship, the heart is there for love. Friendship A lie is an excuse guarded. Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist, essayist Excuses It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere. Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman Wealth The Irish consider retirement the time to kick back and enjoy life to the fullest. Thomas O’Leary Retirement  The surest way to fail is not to determine to succeed. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Irish Playwright Quote of the Day A dog owns nothing, yet is seldom dissatisfied. Irish Proverb Happy A Christmas wish. . . .May you never forget what is worth remembering or remember what is best forgotten. Irish Blessing Christmas Quotes May you be at the gates of heaven an hour before the devil knows you are dead. Irish Saying Prayer Poems Play every match as if it’s your last, but play well enough so that it isn’t. Jack Lynch Effort  The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper. William Butler Yeats, Irish Poet Patience (St.) Patrick answered God’s call to “spread the word of Christianity” to Ireland, and so, returned to Ireland, the land that enslaved him. Hillbilly Housewife, On St. Patrick’s Day Everyone Can Be Irish God We must not make a false faith by hiding from our thoughts the causes of doubt, for faith is the highest achievement of the human intellect, the only gift man can make to God, and therefore it must be offered in sincerity. William Butler Yeats, Irish Poet Faith May you live to be 100 years with one extra year to repent. James Joyce, Irish novelist Birthday Some people are moulded by their aspirations, others by their hostilities. Elizabeth Bowen, Irish Novelist Motivational Our weaknesses are the indigenous produce of our characters; but our strength is the forced fruit. Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington, Irish Novelist Character  The joy in life is to be used for a purpose. I want to be used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist Purpose Remember my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker. Abraham (Bram) Stoker, Irish author Knowledge We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it. George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist Cute Quotes about Life If you accept your limitations you go beyond them. Brendan Behan, Irish Republican, poet, short story writer Inspirational Stories A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery. James Joyce, Irish novelist Mistake  Perhaps all of life is no more than a long preparation for the leaving of it. William John Banville, Irish novelist Preparation You should never be ashamed to admit you have been wrong. It only proves you are wiser today than yesterday. Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist, essayist Wise I’ll tell you what I’m grateful for, and that’s the clarity of understanding that the most important things in life are health, family and friends, and the time to spend on them. Kenneth Branagh, Irish actor Time The tears of the world are a constant quality. For each one who begins to weep, somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh. Samuel Beckett, Irish Novelist Quality Beauty is the only thing that time cannot harm. Philosophies fall away like sand, creeds follow one another, but what is beautiful is a joy for all seasons, a possession for all eternity. Oscar (Fingal O’Flahertie Wills) Wilde, Irish Playwright Beautiful  The difficulty in life is the choice. George Moore, Irish Novelist Choices Life is too short to read a bad book. James Joyce, Irish Novelist, Poet Quotes about Books There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness. Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington, Irish Novelist Poems about Happiness May the love and joy we share be with us ever after. Author Unknown Joy I choose to be inspired by things that have been done well in the past. So, I don’t worry about being compared, because I think that does paralyze you. Kenneth Branagh, Irish actor Inspirational Sayings  If you do your best, don’t mind the rest. Best The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and somebody to love you. Brendan Behan, Irish Writer Positive Life Quotes May the sunshine of comfort shine through the gloom of despair. Sunshine It is sad to look at happiness only through another’s eyes. Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington, Irish Novelist Be Yourself When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out. Elizabeth Bowen, Irish Novelist Short Love Quotes  To appear rich, we become poor. Marguerite Blessington, an Irish novelist Motivational Quotes about Life To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius. And easier. Because it’s true. Joyce Lunel Cary, Irish Novelist Genius We learn from failure, not from success! Abraham (Bram) Stoker, Irish author Failure  We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible. To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion, but it involves courage and risk. Thomas Moore, Irish Actor Courage An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship. It starts in the right manner. Oscar (Fingal O’Flahertie Wills) Wilde, Irish Playwright Irish Quotes and Sayings Best Friend Poems Your battles inspired me – not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead. James Joyce, Irish Author Attitude May grace and peace be multiplied to you, through the knowledge of God, through knowing what God knows and believing what God believes ….about you. Phelim Doherty, By the Grace of God Peace  Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. Samuel Beckett, Irish Novelist Never Quit Quotes Though sympathy alone can’t alter facts, it can help to make them more bearable. Bram Stoker, Irish Author Sympathy Ireland has one of the world’s heaviest rainfalls. If you see an Irishman with a tan, it’s rust. Dave Allen, an Irish Comedian Funny Poems It’s my rule never to lose my temper till it would be dethrimental to keep it. Seán O’Casey, Irish Dramatist Anger There are in every generation those who shrink from the ultimate sacrifice, but there are in every generation those who make it with joy and laughter and these are the salt of the generations. Patrick Henry Pearse, Irish Teacher Poems about Life  The only thing that one really knows about human nature is that it changes. Oscar (Fingal O’Flahertie Wills) Wilde, Irish Playwright Quotes about Change Ask me no questions, and I’ll tell you no fibs. Oliver Goldsmith, Irish Author Question Ireland is the only place in the world where procrastination takes on a sense of urgency. Dave Allen, an Irish Comedian Procrastination There is no such thing as bad publicity – except your own obituary. Brendan Behan, Irish Republican, poet, short story writer Cute Life Quotes 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. Irish Toast Health If your Irish, it doesn’t matter where you go you’ll always find family. Victoria Smurfit – Irish Actress Family | |
| This microscopic nation in the Atlantic has little economic or political clout in the world. But somehow, Ireland’s influence seems to pop up everywhere, whether you prefer to travel in the realms of high or low culture. Robert Sullivan, Unusual Irish Quotes and Quotations Influence  Always remember to forget the troubles that passed away. But never forget to remember the blessings that come each day. Irish Saying Blessed But if the past is any indication, no hardship can really kill the unusual humor and world view of the Irish. Robert Sullivan, Unusual Irish Quotes and Quotations Hardship Stay away from closed minds and small minds with little to do. Irish Saying Open Minded Never go down the lane to meet trouble. It comes on the highway on horseback. Irish Saying Funny Sayings A man’s best forutne is his wife. Wife Whenever I want to know what the Irish are thinking, I look into my own heart. Eamon de Valera Thinking  The top of the morning to ye! Morning The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweet taste of low price is forgotten. Top Ten Quotes When we are old all our pleasures are behind us but when we are young all our troubles are before us. Trouble God never shuts one door but that He opens two. Trust God An Irishman never tells a lie – only where the truth won’t fit. Irish Saying Truth The besetting sin of the Irish is that they want to please. Rather than offend, they will leave you with the illusion that they agree with you. Anne O’Neill-Barna Not Perfect |
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This was quite a read, but well worth the time. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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