School: Cruach, Ráth gCaola (roll number 2007)
- Location:
- Croagh, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Ss. S. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0501, Page 198
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- (continued from previous page)61. The younger the chicken the sweeter the picking.
62. Every old stocking meets its old shoe.
63. Rust consumers faster than labour wears.
64. Lost time is never found again.
65. He that lives upon hopes will die fasting.
66. There are no gains without pains.
67. The cat in gloves catches no mice.
68. Handle your tools without mittens.
69. Little strokes fell great oaks.
70. Three removes are as bad as a fire.
71. Want of care does us more harm than want of knowledge.
72. Diligence is the mother of good luck.
73. Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes it.
74. He that riseth late must trot all day.
75. Industry pay debts while sloth increases them.
76. Handle your tools without mittens.
77. Better to be sure than sorry.(continues on next page)
