Irish and Chinese

“In Ireland the inevitable never happens and the unexpected constantly occurs.” ~By Sir John Pentland Mahaffy~
“Ireland is rich in literature that understands a soul’s yearnings, and dancing that understands a happy heart.” ~By Margaret Jackson~
“Maybe it’s bred in the bone, but the sound of pipes is a little bit of heaven to some of us.” ~By Nancy O’Keeefe~
“Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat.” ~By Alex Levine~
“St. Patrick’s Day is an enchanted time — a day to begin transforming winter’s dreams into summer’s magic.” ~By Adrienne Cook~
“There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting.” ~By John Millington Synge~
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb~
A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers. ~Chinese Proverb~
A book holds a house of gold. ~Chinese Proverb~
A book holds a house of gold. ~Chinese Proverb~
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb~
A book tightly shut is but a block of paper. ~Chinese Proverb~
A camel standing amidst a flock of sheep. ~Chinese Proverb~
A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark. ~Chinese Proverb~
A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood ~Chinese Proverb~
A crane standing amidst a flock of chickens. ~Chinese Proverb~
A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections. ~Chinese Proverb~
A dish of carrot hastily cooked may still have soil uncleaned off the vegetable. ~Chinese Proverb~
A dog won’t forsake his master because of his poverty; a son never deserts his mother for her homely appearance. ~Chinese Proverb~
A drink precedes a story. ~Irish Proverb~
A fall into a ditch makes you wiser. ~Chinese Proverb~
A filthy mouth will not utter decent language. ~Chinese Proverb~
A flea on the top of a bald head. ~Chinese Proverb~
A fool judges people by the presents they give him. ~Chinese Proverb~
A friend’s eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb~
A frog in a well shaft seeing the sky. ~Chinese Proverb~
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb~
A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb~
A good fortune may forbode a bad luck, which may in turn disguise a good fortune. ~Chinese Proverb~
A hen is heavy when carried far. ~Irish Proverb~
A hound’s food is in its legs. ~Irish Proverb~
A Jade stone is useless before it is processed; a man is good-for-nothing until he is educated. ~Chinese Proverb~
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Chinese Proverb~
A little impatience will spoil great plans. ~Chinese Proverb~
A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb~
A nation’s treasure is in its scholars. ~Chinese Proverb~
A rat who gnaws at a cat’s tail invites destruction. ~Chinese Proverb~
A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb~
A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb~
A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den. ~Chinese Proverb~
A smile will gain you ten more years of life. ~Chinese Proverb~
A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb~
A tiger never returns to his prey he did not finish off. ~Chinese Proverb~
A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb~
A weasel comes to say Happy New Year to the chickens. ~Chinese Proverb~
Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it. ~Chinese Proverb~
After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless. ~Chinese Proverb~
Age is honorable and youth is noble. ~Irish Proverb~
An ant may well destroy a whole dam. ~Chinese Proverb~
An inch of time cannot be bought with an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb~
An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can’t buy that inch of time with an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb~
An overcrowded chicken farm produce fewer eggs. ~Chinese Proverb~
As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb~
As you slide down the banisters of life may the splinters never point the wrong way. ~Irish Toast~
Be neither intimate nor distant with the clergy. ~Irish Proverb~
Be not afraid of going slowly; be only afraid of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb~
Be the first to the field and the last to the couch. ~Chinese Proverb~
Beautiful young people are acts of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art. ~Irish Toast~
Behave toward everyone as if receiving a guest. ~Chinese Proverb~
Behind an able man there are always other able men. ~Chinese Proverb~
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one. ~Chinese Proverb~
Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense. ~Chinese Proverb~
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness ~Chinese Proverb~
Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb~
Butcher the donkey after it finished his job on the mill. ~Chinese Proverb~
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb~
Crows everywhere are equally black. ~Chinese Proverb~
Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb~
Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb~
Dismantle the bridge shortly after crossing it. ~Chinese Proverb~
Distant water won’t help to put out a fire close at hand. ~Chinese Proverb~
Distant water won’t quench your immediate thirst. ~Chinese Proverb~
Do good, reap good; do evil, reap evil. ~Chinese Proverb~
Do not employ handsome servants. ~Chinese Proverb~
Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still. ~Chinese Proverb~
Do not remove a fly from your friend’s forehead with a hatchet. ~Chinese Proverb~
Do not want others to know what you have done? Better not have done it anyways. ~Chinese Proverb~
Donkey’s lips do not fit onto a horse’s mouth. ~Chinese Proverb~
Don’t open a shop unless you like to smile. ~Chinese Proverb~
Dream different dreams while on the same bed. ~Chinese Proverb~
Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown. ~Chinese Proverb~
Enjoy yourself. It’s later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb~
Enough shovels of earth — a mountain. Enough pails of water — a river. ~Chinese Proverb~
Even a hare will bite when it is cornered. ~Chinese Proverb~
Even a small thorn causes festering. ~Irish Proverb~
Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb~
Fail to steal the chicken while it ate up your bait grain. ~Chinese Proverb~
Fight a wolf with a flex stalk. ~Chinese Proverb~
Flies never visit an egg that has no crack. ~Chinese Proverb~
Flowing water never goes bad; our door hubs never gather termites. ~Chinese Proverb~
For each petal on the shamrock. This brings a wish your way Good health, good luck, and happiness For today and every day. ~Irish Blessing~
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. ~Chinese Proverb~
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. ~Chinese Proverb~
Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb~
Govern a family as you would cook a small fish — very gently. ~Chinese Proverb~
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes. ~Chinese Proverb~
Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last. ~Chinese Proverb~
Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain of spring. ~Chinese Proverb~
Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger but a heart as soft as tofu. ~Chinese Proverb~
Have one’s ears pierced only before the wedding ceremony starts. ~Chinese Proverb~
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb~
He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them. ~Chinese Proverb~
He who comes with a story to you brings two away from you. ~Irish Proverb~
He who gets a name for early rising can stay in bed until midday. ~Irish Proverb~
He who hurries can not walk with dignity. ~Chinese Proverb~
He who is drowned is not troubled by the rain. ~Chinese Proverb~
He who loses money, loses much; He who loses a friend, loses more; He who loses faith, loses all. ~Irish Blessing~
He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes. ~Chinese Proverb~
He who strikes the first blow admits he’s lost the argument. ~Chinese Proverb~
Here’s that we may always have a clean shirt, a clean conscience, and a guinea in our pocket. ~Irish Toast~
Here’s to me, and here’s to you, And here’s to love and laughter-I’ll be true as long as you, And not one moment after. ~Irish Toast~
Here’s to our wives and girlfriends: May they never meet! ~Irish Toast~
How can you expect to find ivory in a dog’s mouth? ~Chinese Proverb~
How can you put out a fire set on a cart-load of firewood with only a cup of water? ~Chinese Proverb~
I dreamed a thousand new paths. . . I woke and walked my old one. ~Chinese Proverb~
I have known many, liked not a few, loved only one, I drink to you. ~Irish Toast~
If a son is uneducated, his dad is to blame. ~Chinese Proverb~
If heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb~
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb~
If we don’t change our direction we’re likely to end up where we’re headed. ~Chinese Proverb~
If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb~
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb~
If you bow at all, bow low. ~Chinese Proverb~
If you do not sow in the spring you will not reap in the autumn. ~Irish Proverb~
If you do not study hard when young you’ll end up bewailing your failures as you grow up. ~Chinese Proverb~
If you don’t want anyone to know, don’t do it. ~Chinese Proverb~
If you get up one more time than you fall you will make it through. ~Chinese Proverb~
If you have never done anything evil, you should not be worrying about devils to knock at your door. ~Chinese Proverb~
If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of he game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb~
If you see in your wine the reflection of a person not in your range of vision, don’t drink it. ~Chinese Proverb~
If you suspect a man, don’t employ him, and if ypu employ him, don’t suspect him. ~Chinese Proverb~
If you want to be criticized, marry. ~Irish Proverb~
If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb~
In reviling, it is not necessary to prepare a preliminary draft. ~Chinese Proverb~
In the New Year, may your right hand always be stretched out in friendship and never in want. ~Irish Toast~
Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb~
It is a bad hen that does not scratch herself. ~Irish Proverb~
It is a long road that has no turning. ~Irish Proverb~
It is better to exist unknown to the law. ~Irish Proverb~
It is easy to dodge a spear that comes in front of you but hard to keep harms away from an arrow shot from behind. ~Chinese Proverb~
It is later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb~
It is not a secret if it is known by three people. ~Irish Proverb~
It is sweet to drink but bitter to pay for. ~Irish Proverb~
It is the good horse that draws its own cart. ~Irish Proverb~
It is the quiet pigs that eat the meal. ~Irish Proverb~
It takes time to build castles. Rome wan not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb~
It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb~
It’s not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb~
p://www.stampsandcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Stamps-and-Craft-Divider-50px.jpg” alt=”Stamps and Craft” width=”50″ height=”50″ />Judge not the horse by his saddle. ~Chinese Proverb~
Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve. ~Chinese Proverb~
Kill a chicken before a monkey. ~Chinese Proverb~
Kill one to warn a hundred. ~Chinese Proverb~
Lack of resource has hanged many a person. ~Irish Proverb~
Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb~
Life is a dream walking death is a going home. ~Chinese Proverb~
Lift a stone only to drop on your own feet. ~Chinese Proverb~
Like ants eating a bone. ~Chinese Proverb~
Listen to all, plucking a feather from every passing goose, but, follow no one absolutely. ~Chinese Proverb~
Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb~
Looking for the ass on its very back. ~Chinese Proverb~
Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come. ~Chinese Proverb~
Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time. ~Chinese Proverb~
Married couples tell each other a thousand things without speech. ~Chinese Proverb~
May brooks and trees and singing hills Join in the chorus too, And every gentle wind that blows Send happiness to you. ~Irish Blessing~
May God grant you always…A sunbeam to warm you, A moonbeam to charm you, A sheltering angel, so nothing can harm you. ~Irish Blessing~
May good luck be your friend in whatever you do. And may trouble be always a stranger to you. ~Irish Blessing~
May I see you grey and combing your children’s hair. ~Irish Toast~
May joy and peace surround you, Contentment latch your door, And happiness be with you now, And bless you evermore. ~Irish Blessing~
May the good saints protect you, And bless you today. And may troubles ignore you, Each step of the way. ~Irish Blessing~
May the grass grow long on the road to hell for want of use. ~Irish Toast~
May the hinges of our friendship never grow rusty. ~Irish Toast~
May the Lord keep you in His hand and never close His fist too tight. ~Irish Toast~
May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends gathered below never fall out. ~Irish Toast~
May the sound of happy music, And the lilt of Irish laughter, fill your heart with gladness, that stays forever after. ~Irish Toast~
May the strength of three be in your journey. ~Irish Toast~
May there be a generation of children on the children of your children. ~Irish Toast~
May you alway walk in sunshine. May you never want for more. May Irish angels rest their wings right beside your door. ~Irish Blessing~
May you die in bed at ninety-five years, shot by a jealous husband (or wife). ~Irish Toast~
May you have a bright future – as the chimney sweep said to his son. ~Irish Proverb~
May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door. ~Irish Blessing~
May you live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live. ~Irish Toast~
May you live long, Die happy, And rate a mansion in heaven. ~Irish Toast~
May you live to be a hundred years, with one extra year to repent. ~Irish Toast~
May your blessings outnumber the Shamrocks that grow. And may trouble avoid you wherever you go. ~Irish Blessing~
May your neighbors respect you, Trouble neglect you, The angels protect you, And heaven accept you. ~Irish Toast~
May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light. May good luck pursue you each morning and night. ~Irish Blessing~
May your troubles be as few and as far apart as my Grandmothers teeth. ~Irish Toast~
May your troubles be less, And your blessing be more. And nothing but happiness, Come through your door. ~Irish Blessing~
Mend the pen only after the sheep are all gone. ~Chinese Proverb~
Mere words do not feed the friars. ~Irish Proverb~
Nature breaks through the eyes of the cat. ~Irish Proverb~
Necessity is the mother of invention. ~Irish Proverb~
Necessity knows no law. ~Irish Proverb~
Need teaches a plan. ~Irish Proverb~
Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down. ~Chinese Proverb~
Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb~
No wind, no waves. ~Chinese Proverb~
Not until just before dawn do people sleep best; not until people get old do they become wise. ~Chinese Proverb~
Of all the strategems, to know when to quit is the best. ~Chinese Proverb~
Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best. ~Chinese Proverb~
Once bitten by a snake, he/she is scared all his/her life at the mere sight of a rope. ~Chinese Proverb~
Once on a tiger’s back, it is hard to alight. ~Chinese Proverb~
One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb~
One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him ~Chinese Proverb~
One never needs their humor as much a when they argue with a fool. ~Chinese Proverb~
One should be just as careful in choosing one’s pleasures as in avoiding calamities. ~Chinese Proverb~
Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire. ~Chinese Proverb~
Paper can’t wrap up a fire. ~Chinese Proverb~
Patience is poultice for all wounds. ~Irish Proverb~
People live in each other’s shelter. ~Irish Proverb~
Pick up a sesame seed but lose sight of a watermelon. ~Chinese Proverb~
Play a harp before a cow. ~Chinese Proverb~
Put silk on a goat, and it’s still a goat. ~Irish Proverb~
Quiet people are well able to look after themselves. ~Irish Proverb~
Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind. ~Chinese Proverb~
Regular feet can’t be affected by irregular shoes. ~Chinese Proverb~
Reshape one’s foot to try to fit into a new shoe. ~Chinese Proverb~
Shed no tears until seeing the coffin. ~Chinese Proverb~
Some prefer carrot while others like cabbage. ~Chinese Proverb~
Sow much, reap much; sow little, reap little. ~Chinese Proverb~
Steal a bell with one’s ears covered. ~Chinese Proverb~
Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself. ~Chinese Proverb~
Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand. ~Chinese Proverb~
The day will come when the cow will have use for her tail. ~Irish Proverb~
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb~
The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb~
The hole is more honorable than the patch. ~Irish Proverb~
The light heart lives long. ~Irish Proverb~
The longer the night lasts, the more our dreams will be. ~Chinese Proverb~
The man who comes with a tale about others has himself an ax to grind. ~Chinese Proverb~
The man who does not learn is dark, like one walking in the night. ~Chinese Proverb~
The man with the boots does not mind where he places his foot. ~Irish Proverb~
The mills of God grind slowly but they grind finely. ~Irish Proverb~
The palest ink is better than the best memory. ~Chinese Proverb~
The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb~
The raggy colt often made a powerful horse. ~Irish Proverb~
The saving man becomes the free man. ~Chinese Proverb~
The smallest thing outlives the human being. ~Irish Proverb~
The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches. ~Irish Proverb~
The well fed does not understand the lean. ~Irish Proverb~
The work praises the man. ~Irish Proverb~
The world would not make a racehorse of a donkey. ~Irish Proverb~
There are always ears on the other side of the wall. ~Chinese Proverb~
There is hope from the sea, but none from the grave. ~Irish Proverb~
There is no fireside like your own fireside. ~Irish Proverb~
There is no luck except where there is discipline. ~Irish Proverb~
There is no need like the lack of a friend. ~Irish Proverb~
There is no silver here: three hundred taels. ~Chinese Proverb~
There is no strength without unity. ~Irish Proverb~
Thirst is the end of drinking and sorrow is the end of drunkenness. ~Irish Proverb~
Those who have free seats at a play hiss first. ~Chinese Proverb~
Three diseases without shame: Love, itch and thirst. ~Irish Proverb~
Three humble shoemakers brainstorming will make a great statesman. ~Chinese Proverb~
Time is a great story teller. ~Irish Proverb~
To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb~
To understand your parents’ love you must raise children yourself. ~Chinese Proverb~
Two shorten the road. ~Irish Proverb~
Two thirds of the work is the semblance. ~Irish Proverb~
Unles we change direction, we are likely to wind up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb~
Use power to curb power. ~Chinese Proverb~
Vicious as a tigeress can be, she never eats her own cubs. ~Chinese Proverb~
Waiting for a rabbit to hit upon a tree and be killed in order to catch it. ~Chinese Proverb~
Walk straight, my son – as the old crab said to the young crab. ~Irish Proverb~
We are not so much concerned if you are slow as when you come to a halt. ~Chinese Proverb~
When a twig grows hard it is difficult to twist it. Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb~
When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb~
When fire is applied to a stone it cracks. ~Irish Proverb~
When the apple is ripe it will fall. ~Irish Proverb~
When the drop (drink) is inside, the sense is outside. ~Irish Proverb~
When the liquor was gone the fun was gone. ~Irish Proverb~
When you drink the water, remember the spring. ~Chinese Proverb~
When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb~
When you want to test the depths of a stream, don’t use both feet. ~Chinese Proverb~
Wine divulges truth. ~Irish Proverb~
With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown. ~Chinese Proverb~
Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook. ~Chinese Proverb~
You can only go halfway into the darkest forest; then you are coming out the other side. ~Chinese Proverb~
You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. ~Irish Proverb~
You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent ~Chinese Proverb~
You can’t catch a cub without going into the tiger’s den. them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese Proverb~
You can’t expect both ends of a sugar cane are as sweet. ~Chinese Proverb~
You must live with a person to know a person. If you want to know me come and live with me. ~Irish Proverb~
You think you lost your horse? Who knows, he may bring a whole herd back to you someday. ~Chinese Proverb~
You won’t help shoots grow by pulling them up higher. ~Chinese Proverb~
Your fingers can’t be of the same length. ~Chinese Proverb~
Youth does not mind where it sets its foot. ~Irish Proverb~
Youth sheds many a skin. The steed (horse) does not retain its speed forever. ~Irish Proverb~
You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb~