School: Bennekerry, Carlow

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1. Proverbs (continued)

   

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   "A rolling stone gathers no moss"
   "Curiosity killed the cat"
   "A hard neck for a soft collar"
   "Wonders will never cease"
   "Dick died and the hen laid out"
   "A wise man always carries his coat"

   

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2. Proverbs

   

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   "A rolling stone gathers no moss"
   "A stitch in time saves nine"
   A good beginning is half the work"
   A shut mouth catches no flies"
   "Don't count your chickens before they are hatched"
   A wise man always carries his coat"
   "A cat in gloves catches no mice"
   "It is a long lane that has no turn"

   

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   "What is worth doing at all, is worth doing well" "Many hands make light work" "Where there's a will, there's a way" "Debtors froget, but creditors do not" "A rolling stone gathers no moss" "A stitch in time saves nine" "Good workers deserve

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. proverbs (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Byrne

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Busherstown, Co. Carlow