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School: Altóir, Tuar Mór, An Sciobairín (roll number 12071)

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Henry Evanson
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    11. Two heads are better than one.
    12. Empty vessels make the most sound.
    13. One good turn deserves another.
    14. A covetous man is always in want
    15. It is never too late to learn.
    16. Many men have many minds.
    17. Where there’s a will there’s a way.
    18. What’s done cannot be undone.
    19. Don’t take the book by the cover.
    20. The ripest apple is the soonest rotten.
    21. Any port in a storm.
    22. The best goods are in the smallest parcels.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Harriette Sweetnam
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cove, Co. Cork