School: Gortloney (roll number 11978)
- Location:
- Gortloney, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Eoghan de Buitléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0716, Page 243
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- (continued from previous page)It is a long lane that has no turning.
Early to bed, and early to rise,
Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
The sleeping fox catches no poultry.
The early bird catches the worm.
Industry brings its own reward.
The used key is always bright.
A watched pot is slow to boil.
Make the hay while the sun shines.
Clean and whole make poor clothes shine.
Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
The nearer the church, the farther from God.
Idleness is the key of beggary.
It is never too late to mend.
Better late than never.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
A rolling stone gathers no moss
Birds of a feather flock together.
It's hard to knock a hare out of the bush when she's not in it.
Look before you leap.
Think twice before you speak once.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
A straw best shows, how the wind blows.
It is hard to put an old head on young shoulders.
There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.(continues on next page)
