School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. O' Reilly
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- (continued from previous page)Ships dread fire more than water.
Sin is sin though it be not seen.
The weaker goes the wall
The horse has not quite escaped that drags his halter.
The best throw with the dice is to throw them away.
The wheel that's weak is apt to creak.
Those who cannot have what they like, must learn to like what they have.
The mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
Thy secret is thy servant till thou reveal it, and then thou art its servant.
Too far east is west.
The tree roots more fast,
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