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School: Cnoc Aoibhinn (Mount Pleasant) (roll number 13500)

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Mountpleasant, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Longáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090, Page 159

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  1. Proverbs (continued)

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    "Show me your company and I'll tell you who you are."
    "You can't take the book by the cover."
    "Smooth water runs deep."
    "Water finds its own level."
    "When you see smoke you can guess fire."
    "It's easier said than done."
    "A straw shows how the wind blows."
    "Rome was not built in a day."
    "Every dog is stiff at his own door."
    "As you sow, so you will reap."
    "Buying a pig in a door."
    "Doing nothing doing ill."
    "Curiosity killed the cat.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Gavin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Weatherfort, Co. Mayo