PUNCTUALITY is the politeness of princespolitics
ENGLAND’S difficulty is Ireland’s opportunity
when the GOING gets tough, the tough get going
if you don’t like the HEAT, get out of the kitchen
POLITICS makes strange bedfellows
REVOLUTIONS are not made with rose-water
the VOICE of the people is the voice of Godpossessions see property
possibility and impossibility
ALL things are possible with God
you cannot get BLOOD from a stone
you cannot make BRICKS without straw
the DIFFICULT is done at once..
you cannot HAVE your cake and eat it
whatever MAN has done, man may do
you cannot get a QUART into a pint pot
you can’t make a SILK purse out of a sow’s ear
if the SKY falls we shall catch larks
a SOW may whistle, though it has an ill mouth for it
if you can WALK you can dance..poverty
ADVERSITY makes strange bedfellows
BEGGARS can’t be choosers
from CLOGS to clogs is only three generations
CUT your coat according to your cloth
EMPTY sacks will never stand upright
a MONEYLESS man goes fast through the market
he that cannot PAY, let him pray
when POVERTY comes in at the door..
POVERTY is no disgrace..
POVERTY is not a crime
the RICH man has his ice in the summer..
from SHIRTSLEEVES to shirtsleeves in three generations
STRETCH your arm no further than your sleeve will reach
many go out for WOOL and come home shorn