Irish Proverb Quotes

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

There is no injustice without justice coming after, just as there is no night not followed by day.

CALAMITY, n. A more than commonly plain and unmistakable reminder that the affairs of this life are not of our own ordering. Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.

A good man's fortune may grow out at heels.

Misery and misfortune is all one; and of misfortune fortune hath only the gift.

Lucky people should hide. Pray the days of wrath do not visit their home.

The entire universe is working against me. I can't believe the entire universe could be that foolish!

Nobody is impervious to misfortune.

It could become much worse.

Let none think to fly the danger for soon or late love is his own avenger.

You know that saying, bad things don't happen to good people? That's a lie.

Misfortune was my god.

Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience.

Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.

Doing what's right is no guarantee against misfortune.

There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune.

People don't ever seem to realize that doing what's right is no guarantee against misfortune.

The trouble with normal is it always gets worse.

Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse. Murphy's First Corollary If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.

Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.

Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty often have a share in their misfortunes.

Anybody that has had a brush with what feels like undiluted evil often ends up asking themselves the same questions - whether it's something that was a consequence of their own actions or actions that were taken against them or actions that they were caught up in.

When you're losing, crap happens.

I don't think anybody deserves anything than what they already have because I believe everyone gets what they deserve.

Fate can be one mean god at times.