Every dog is brave on his own doorstep.
A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it.
Do not show your teeth until you can bite.
The world would not make a racehorse of a donkey.
Put silk on a goat and it is still a goat.
An old broom knows the dirty corners best.
There never was an old slipper but there was an old stocking to match it.
The old pipe gives the sweetest smoke.
The windy day is not the day for thatching.
A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.
There are as many good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
There are finer fish in the sea than have ever been caught.
No forcing the sea.
Men may meet, but mountains never greet.
It takes time to build castles.
Time and patience would bring the snail to Jerusalem.
Patience is a poultice for all wounds.
If you don't know the way, walk slowly.
It was not on one foot that St. Patrick came to Ireland.
Your feet will bring you to where your heart is.
