School: Seskin, Donard

Location:
Seskin, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Mrs Rose Tutty
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    71 Every man for himself and God for us all.
    72 Think before you speak.
    73 A good Footballer is always on the fence.
    74 For ignorance is a bliss it is folly to be wise.
    75 Dont judge by appearence
    76 You can see the mole in anothers eye and you can't see the beam in your own.
    77 Do not spur a free horse to death.
    78 Dont meet trouble half way.
    79 All that glistens is not gold
    80 Time and tide wait for no man.
    81 Once bit twice shy.
    82 An old rogue is a good tracker.
    83 History repeats it self.
    84 Fine feathers make fine birds.
    85 Its hard to put an old head on young shoulders.
    86 It is better to be a coward, for an hour than a corpse all my life.
    Honesty is the best policy.
    Health is best wealth.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peg Cullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stranahely, Co. Wicklow