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   of proverbs. Here are some used around there. "A stitch in time saves nine". "The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune". "Always look before you leap". "Busy as a liar in company or a hen at a bag of oats". "After a storm there is always a calm". "The last is always first and the first is always last. It is a long road that there is no turn it". "Many hands make light work".
   "Too many cooks spoils the broth." "The more haste the less speed", "Long runs the hare but she is caught at last". "Anything you can do to-day never leave until tomorrow". "Bad shoes are better than none." "Laziness is a heavy load", "Half a loaf is better than no bread", "A fool and his money is easy parted". "A wise son makes a glad father."
   "Honesty is the best Policy", "Blood is thicker than water", "Two heads are better than one", "If you never venture you will never win", "Without a beginning there is no ending", "To be prepared for

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Joe Cochrane

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Mrs T. Cochrane

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan