15 St Patricks Day Quotes to Celebrate the Irish Spirit

We should put in a little effort to understand the holiday and the culture that surrounds St Patricks Day. The best way to learn something quickly is through quotes. St Patricks Day quotes can help you get little glimpses of what the holiday means to the Irish. You might even find that the holiday means something to you as well. 

Reach for your best green outfit and get ready for a day and night of Irish fun. We are all Irish on St Patricks Day. The best St. Patrick’s Day quotes work great as holiday toasts while teaching a bit of St. Patrick’s Day history.

St Patricks Day is so much more than a holiday for beer and whiskey. It starts with the saint whose name is not Patrick; it is actually Maewyn Succat, and he is British but known by many names.

Succat was born in Roman Britain in the late 300s AD. He was kidnapped and brought to Ireland to be a slave at the age of 16 years old. Succat escaped slavery and returned around 432 AD to convert the Irish to Christianity.

There were schools, monasteries, and churches that were all built by Succat and the legends surrounding him. They say he ran all of the snakes out of Ireland and that he used a shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity.

Succat died on March 17th, 461 AD and that is why we celebrate him on this day. Irish immigrants brought the celebration of Succat to America and St Patricks Day quotes as well.

St Patricks Day is meant to be a holiday that celebrates Succat or Patrick, the man who brought Christianity to Ireland. 

15 St Patricks Day Quotes to Celebrate the Irish Spirit

“May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow. And may trouble avoid you wherever you go.”

Clovers grow like crazy, that’s a lot of blessings to have. But the real trick is making sure that trouble doesn’t follow us everywhere. Sure, trouble attracts some people. But let’s keep it as happy as possible.

“The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.”

There is nothing like a good motivational quote. Here we are inspired to put in the work required to reach our goals. Luck is a part of life, but a lot of that luck is made by us.

“May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back.”

This is a popular saying about how you will take the high road because of who you are, not what you do. But also, you’re always moving forward and keeping life filled with happiness.

“A good friend is like a four-leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have.”

There is nothing like having a really good friend. Of course, we should aim to be that friend for all of our friends. That way, we are the clover that people are lucky to have in their lives.

“Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.”

We hear a lot about love from other cultures, but no one loves like the Irish. The Irish are filled with love, and they are ready to share it with everyone who visits. Take a chance and say hello, you will feel the warmth.

“May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light, may good luck pursue you each morning and night.”

There is nothing quite like a rhyme as a toast. Use this one over a glass of beer or a shot of whiskey. Not only will you seem smarter but funnier, too! Let’s rhyme our way through a good night.

“Never iron a four-leaf clover, because you don’t want to press your luck.”

Get it? An iron will press the clover, and a clover symbolizes luck; you get it, you get it. Let’s not try to find other ways to press our luck. After all, we want to have more happiness in our lives.

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

We can’t have happiness without sadness; otherwise, everything would just be meh. But at least we can use our happy days to determine just how bad our sad days were.

“What color should be seen. Where our fathers’ homes have been. But their own immortal Green?”

Okay, this one is slightly different because you need a specific accent. We know you want to say “b-in,” but you need to pronounce it like “bee-n” for this to work. Just go with it.

“May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light. May good luck pursue you each morning and night.”

Who doesn’t want a little luck and a lot of money? Toast to that! Let’s make sure we do everything we can to get those things. Even if a toast is all we can do to make sure we get them.

“If you’re lucky enough to be Irish… you’re lucky enough!”

There is something to be said about the luck of the Irish. Sometimes, it just can’t be beat. These St Patricks Day quotes to celebrate the Irish spirit encompass that luck.

“May the love and protection Saint Patrick can give be yours in abundance as long as you live.”

We already know a bit about St. Patrick. Take that knowledge and his blessings while you can. They will be the best blessings you can get, and we have talked to all of the saints, and they all agree.

“Here’s to good Irish friends – never above you, never below you, always beside you.”

There is no ranking to the Irish. You are either a friend who is beside them or not. But friends of the Irish will always want to be beside them. They are more welcoming than you will know…until you do.

“Bless your little Irish heart – and every other Irish part.”

The south considers ‘bless your heart’ to be a bit of an insult. Not the Irish. They mean it. But let’s not forget to bless the rest of the body, just in case. You never know what you might run into.

“An Irishman carries his heart in his hand.”

There are some people whose love you will have to earn. Irishmen are ready to hand it to you until you give them a reason to take it away. Friendliest people you will ever meet.

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