One of my favourite proverbs is: 'Ní neart go cur le chéile.' 'There is no strength without unity.'

I really believe in the truth of that proverb. It is like the opposite of 'divide and conquer' which I equally believe to be an effective strategy.

To put it in a modern day context, a lot of Irish people are waiting with interest to see what will happen now that the deadline to pay the household charge has passed and more than half did not pay. Regardless of the rights or wrongs of the charge, the consequences will certainly be interesting to observe.

I was just wondering if anyone else has a particular proverb that they would like to share?

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Is minic a bhris béal duine a shrón Often a person's mouth breaks his nose

That's one of my favourites, purely for the humour. I also like the other one in your sig

Beatha teanga í a labhairt Life of a language is speaking it

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Táim ag foghlaim fós. Fáilte roimh gach aon cheartúchán.

Yes, it's a good one.

Just for the beginners out there, though, I'd translate is as "It's often a person's mouth broke his nose" as bhris is the past tense.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

It's as hard to see woman crying as it is to see a barefoot duck.
He'd offer you an egg if you promised not to break the shell.
Marriages are all happy, it's having breakfast together that causes all the trouble.
(are some of my preferred Irish proverbs)

I can't remember how its said in Irish, but my favorite was always, "May the cat eat your enemies, and the devil eat the cat."

I know that slightly differently, as a curse:

Go n-ithe an cat thú is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat: May the cat eat you and the devil eat the cat.

It could always be reworded, though:

Go n-ithe an cat do chuid naimhde is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat.

Redwolf

Here are some that I noted earlier - (but they might not be correct)
A King's Son is not nobler than his food - Níl Mac an Rí níos uaisle ná a chuid bia.
He'd offer you an egg if you promised not to break the shell -
Cuirfidh sé ubh os dó comhair dá gheallfa nach mbrisfea an blaosc.
Never buy bread from a butcher - Ná ceannaigh riamh arán ó búistéir.
Never give cherries to pigs or advice to fools.
Ná tabhair riamh silíní do muca nó comhairle do amadáin. (or should that be muc & amadán - please note - I didn't say óinseacha)
Only a fool would prefer food to a woman - Is amadán amháin ab fhearr bia ná bean.
She would drink the cream and say the cat she had was an old rogue -
D'ólfadh sí an uachtar agus déarfadh sí gur sean rogaire í an cat a bhí aici.
Soft words butter no parsnips but they won't harden the heart of the cabbage either -
Ní cuireann focail bog aon im ar meacan bán ach ní déanfadh siad crua croí an cabáiste ach oiread.
What butter and whiskey will not cure, there's no cure for -
Níl aon leigheas ar céard nach féidir im nó uisce beatha féin a leasaigh.

Cé phósfas an t-airgead, pósfaidh sé óinseach,
Imeoidh an t-airgead, fanfaidh an óinseach.

Who marries money, marries a fool.
The money goes, but the fool remains

I also like this one: 'Tús maith leath na hoibre' = a good start is half the work

Our local naíonra is called, 'Tús maith' which is perfect for little people's start in life.

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What in the world does that mean??

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I'm very much a beginner learner. Don't hesitate to correct me, as long as you explain why. This is how I learn best!