Northern Irish Proverbs

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A man is often a bad adviser to himself and a good adviser to another.

There are finer fish in the sea than have ever been caught.

That which is nearest a woman’s heart is the first to come out.

Age is Honorable and youth is noble.

A person’s heart is in his feet.

When you are right no one remembers; when you are wrong no one forgets.

When the apple is ripe it will fall.

If you want an audience start a fight.

If you want to be criticized, marry.

Nature breaks through the eyes of the cat.

Even a small thorn causes festering.

A questioning man is halfway to being wise.

When a twig grows hard it is difficult to twist it.