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School: Mc Kelvey's Grove (roll number 9130)

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Loughbrattoge, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Eva Campbell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 332

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  2. Proverbs

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    He who watches for a living man's boots does be a long time barefooted.
    Empty vessels make most sound.
    Bachelors' wives and old maid's children are all well trained.
    A watched pot is long of boiling.
    It is better to be pennywise than a pound foolish.
    An ounce of protection is better than a pound of cure.
    All is not lost that is in danger.
    You should never cast away old friends for new ones.
    You should never stop the plough to kill a mouse.
    Neither borrow nor lend
    Lay wager or spend
    And you will have always a friend.
    The snail gets to its journey's end as well as the swallow.
    He that fights and runs away, will live to fight another day.
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