Make hay while the sun shines.

May as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

Mere words do not feed the friars.

Money is the root of all evil.

Money isn't everything.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Never judge from appearances.

Never love with all your heart, it only ends in breaking.

Never too late to learn.

No man can serve two masters.

No pain, no gain.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

Old habits die hard.

One man's loss is another man's gain.

One of these day is none of these days.

Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.

Opportunity seldom knocks twice.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Patience is a virtue.

Patience is the best medicine.

Poor men seek meat for their stomach, rich men stomach for their meat.

Practice makes perfect.

Put silk on a goat, and it's still a goat.

Quiet people are well able to look after themselves.

Rome was not built in a day.

Rats desert a sinking ship.

Silence is golden.

Something is better than nothing.

Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.

Speak when you are spoken to.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Take heed of enemies reconciled, and of meat twice boiled.

Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear.

The best of friends must part.

The darkest hour is that before the dawn.

The early bird catches the worm.

The well fed does not understand the lean.

The work praises the man.

There is no need like the lack of a friend.

There is no strength without unity.

They who love most are least valued.

Time is a great story teller.

To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming.

Tomorrow never comes.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Variety is the spice of life.

Virtue is its own reward.

Walk straight, my son - as the old crab said to the young crab. (Irish)

We'll never know the worth of water till the well go dry. (Scottish)

When a twig grows hard it is difficult to twist it. Every beginning is weak. (Irish)

When fire is applied to a stone it cracks. (Irish)

When in doubt, do nothing.

Where the tongue slips, it speaks the truth. (Irish)

Where there is no trust there is no love.