School: Fothanach (roll number 7980)

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1. Proverbs (continued)

   

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   Cows from over the sea have long horns.
   It is difficult to cut wool off a goat.
   The truth is often bitter.
   When the wine is in the sense is out.
   It is often a person's mouth broke his nose.
   The truth never choked a man.
   Work is better than talk.
   The thing bought dear is often sold cheap.
   It is a long road that has no turning.
   A blind man is a bad judge of colour.
   The hills are green far away.
   An empty sack cannot stand.
   Don't praise or dispraise yourself.
   A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
   There is no fool like an old fool.
   Don't make a rule or break a rule.
   A good wife is better than a fortune.
   A rolling stone gathers no moss.
   A word in court is better than a pound in the purse.
   What the pookey writes he can read.
   The man on the ditch is always the best man.
   There's no certainty in this life.
   Everyone has his own story.
   Blood is thicker than water
   Suspicion haunts the guilty mind
   A friend in need is a friend indeed

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. proverbs (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   James Miskell

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   James Miskell

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Doon Lower, Co. Galway