Short Inspirational life quotes from Ireland....

There is a richness and a magic to the words of any short inspirational life quotes .Here in Ireland through our literary genius we have been blessed in no small way with a powerful array of literary talent and from that an amazing array flow of life quotes and sayings. 

Here in Ireland some of these life quotes and sayings are often known as Irish blessings. Then we also have some life quotes and sayings that are known as Irish proverbs.

In this area we have a collection of both of these and through time we hope to add to it. 

So let us look first at life quotes that are in the form of Irish blessings and then a selection of Irish proverbs.


Short Inspirational Life Quotes:
A selection of Irish Blessings

"May you always have work for your hands to do
May your pockets hold always a coin or two 
May the sun shine bright on your windowpane 
May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain
May the hand of a friend always be near you
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you "


"Health and a long life to you
Land without rent to you 
A child every year to you
And if you can't go to heaven  
May you at least die in Ireland."


"May the roof above us never fall in
And may the friends gathered below it never fall out. "


"May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest day of your past."


"The Irish - Be they kings, or poets, or farmers, They're a people of great worth,
They keep company with the angels, And bring a bit of heaven here to earth." 


"The future is not set, there is no fate but what we make for ourselves."


Short Inspirational Life Quotes:
Irish Proverbs

"For each petal on the shamrock, this brings a wish your way - Good health, good luck, and happiness, for today and every day."

"It is easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song, but the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.
For the test of the heart is trouble, and it always comes with years, and the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through the tears.

"A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures."

"A friend's eye is a good mirror."

"Marry a mountain girl and you marry the whole mountain."

"Questioning is the door of knowledge."

"A word is more enduring than worldly wealth."

"Everyone is wise till he speaks."

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


Short Inspirational Life Quotes:
Irish Quotes and Sayings

And so for the moment to the final few life quotes and sayings for you .  We sincerely hope you enjoy and we will look to add to our Irish Inspirational quotes page through time.

"I believe in the sun when it's not shining, I believe in love even when I feel it not, I believe in God even when he is silent."

"Leprechauns, castles, good luck and laughter.Lullabies, dreams and love ever after."

"Poems and songs with pipes and drums. A thousand welcomes when anyone comes... That's the Irish for you."

"A light heart lives long."

"May you live a long life, full of gladness and health, with a pocket full of gold as the least of your wealth."

"May the dreams you hold dearest, be those which come true, the kindness you spread, keep returning to you."

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

"Here's to a sweetheart, a bottle, and a friend. The first beautiful, the second full, the last ever faithful."







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