School: Gusserane
- Location:
- Gusserane, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Bríghid, Bean Nic Fheorais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0871, Page 422
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- (continued from previous page)than a wise man can easily mend.
A liar is daring towards God, and a coward towards man.
A glutton lives to eat; a wise man eat to live.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A straight tree may have crooked roots
A fools bolt is soon shot.
Better to wear out shoes than sheets
Better is an ape that speaks well than a prophet that speaks ill.
Better is an ape chat carries you, than a horse chat throws you.
Bachelor's wives and maiden's children are well trained.
Bend the twig, and bend the tree.
Before you marry be sure of a house wherein to tarry.
Between two stools we come to the ground.
Covetousness bursts the bag.
Never trouble another to do for you, what you can do yourself.
A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.
The green hills are far away.
Dept is the worst kind of poverty.
Kindle the dry sticks and the wet ones will catch.
He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing
Little strokes fell great oats.
Leave your jest when its at the best.(continues on next page)
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