Nature will come through the claws, and the hound will follow the hare.

What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.

Twenty years a child; twenty years running wild; twenty years a mature man –and after that, praying.

The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune.

Do not mistake a goats beard for a fine stallions tail.

May the curse of Mary Malone and her nine blind illegitimate children chase you so far over the hills of Damnation that the Lord himself can’t find you with a telescope.

A boys best friend is his mother and there’s no spancel stronger than her apron string.

A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.

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

Patience can conquer destiny.

Any man can lose his hat in a fairy-wind.

You’ll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.

There is not a tree in heaven higher than the tree of patience.

Often a cow does not take after its breed.

Good luck beats early rising.

Least said soonest mended.

What is in the marrow is hard to take out of the bone.

All sins cast long shadows.

Public before private and country before family.

A handstaff of holly, a buailtin of hazel,a single sheaf and a clean floor.

A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.

Even a tin knocker will shine on a dirty door.

It’s beter than the loan you couldn’t get.

Necessity knows no law.

A buckle is a great addition to an old shoe.

Its a bad hen that won’t scratch herself.

A silent mouth is sweet to hear.

The longest road out is the shortest road home.

Pity the man who has a stranger’s spancel on him.

A scholars ink lasts longer than a martyrs blood.

Put a beggar on horseback and he’ll go on a gallop.