Irish Sayings (free, living in, messages, people)

[TakeAhike]

After Groundhog's Day--I am ready for March. February gets 'Tedious'.

March--Fresh Start--Green--Ireland>>>

The Irish have some good sayings. I like this one. ???advice to a young ruler--1,000's of years ago--still good today...

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Darkness yields to light
Sorrow yields to joy
An oaf yields to a sage
A fool yields to a wise man
A serf yields to a free man
Inhospitality yields to hospitality
*****rdliness yields to generosity
Meaness yields to liberality
Impetuosity yields to composure
Turbulence yields to submission
A usurper yields to a true lord
Conflict yields to peace
Falsehood yields to justice.

sls

[Yorkie_Mom]

The only Irish saying I know is: Top of the morning to you!!!!!

[exhdo1]

My favorite is "Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose"

[BrianH]

Sure, being Irish and living there i have never heard 90% of the saying that people come up to me and say. I always love the reaction on their face when somebody comes up to me and says a weird saying, and i dont know what theyre talking about.

Being young you have not known
The fool's triumph, nor yet
Love lost as soon as won. - W.B. Yeats

[TakeAhike]

'The Irish' just say what is on their mind.

Then do what comes naturally.

Broken nose, broken hand...


I like this one:

'May those who love us, love us.

And for those who don't love us,

May God turn their hearts.

And if he can not turn their hearts,

May he turn their ankles,

So we may know them by their limping.

May you live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live.'

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Question --

Has this forum ever considered adding Colors--ie ? the text would appear in green. Not really necessary and undoubtedly an extra expense somewhere.

Simple is fine with me--having been to a few forums. Some allowing lengthy signatures--avatars and graphics. Wasted on me. I read the messages--sometimes look at pics--go on my way.

If the links are reactivated--that will be good.

Simplify Your Life---the experts say. So much that is not truly necessary in life --online and RL.

[Yorkie_Mom]

Originally Posted by bhs119

'The Irish' just say what is on their mind.

Then do what comes naturally.

Broken nose, broken hand...


I like this one:

'May those who love us, love us.

And for those who don't love us,

May God turn their hearts.

And if he can not turn their hearts,

May he turn their ankles,

So we may know them by their limping.

May you live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live.'

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Question --

Has this forum ever considered adding Colors--ie ? the text would appear in green. Not really necessary and undoubtedly an extra expense somewhere.

Simple is fine with me--having been to a few forums. Some allowing lengthy signatures--avatars and graphics. Wasted on me. I read the messages--sometimes look at pics--go on my way.

If the links are reactivated--that will be good.

Simplify Your Life---the experts say. So much that is not truly necessary in life --online and RL.

What color of green would you like, you have a few to choose from.

[seashelly]

Murphy's Law -
"Nothing is as easy as it looks.
Everything takes longer than you expect.
And if anything can go wrong,
It will, at the worst possible moment."

[TakeAhike]

Originally Posted by Yorkie_Mom

What color of green would you like, you have a few to choose from.

I have clicked the icons at the top of the page/message--no colors?

If you have ever been to Compuserve--that is where I posted last.

We could change fonts, colors--all that. Select a pic --from My PIcs--the system just inserted it. That is the type of PC user I am.

If the system can't do it--I am not going to bother with it --right now.

sls

I like all shades of green. Very good color for me.

A bit of Celtic blood--reddish brown hair/brown eyes. Blue green is my favorite color.

[Sgoldie]

My father had this sign over his desk - "An Irishman can tell you to go to h***(a hot place) and make you look forward to the trip".

[TakeAhike]

Originally Posted by BrianH

Sure, being Irish and living there i have never heard 90% of the saying that people come up to me and say. I always love the reaction on their face when somebody comes up to me and says a weird saying, and i dont know what theyre talking about.

That must have been something --living in Ireland.

I read 'The Red Feather' or door--something like that Maeve Binchey--fiction/Ireland.

Great country. Plenty of problems. sigh

Yeats knew of what he spoke.

Robert Burns/Robert L. Stevenson--Scots but they pretty much said the same.

Wonder why we don't read what these intelligent/enlightened people wrote and try to avoid the potholes in the road of life?

'Some' do--and I am thankful for that.