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1. Proverbs (continued)

   

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   "Let every dog hand by his own tail."
   "Its late to lock the stable door when the steed is stolen."
   "Two many cooks spoil the broth."
   "Many hands make light work."
   "Great talkers are seldom great doers."
   "Speech is silver silence is golden."
   "Make hay while the sun shines."
   "The longest way round is the nearest way home."
   "A good woman is better than a fortune."
   "As a man lives so shall he die and as a tree falls so shall it lie."
   "He who lives by the sword shall perish by the sword."
   "Cowards die many times before their death."
   "Do not judge the book by the cover."
   "Never buy a pig in a sack."
   "Always stand on your own feet."
   "Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone."
   "Beggars cant be choosers."
   "Constant dripping wears a stone."
   "A friend in need is a friend indeed."
   "Two heads are wiser than one."

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maeve Fay

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drumnaveagh, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Patrick Fay

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drumnaveagh, Co. Cavan