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School: Glasleck

Location:
Glasleck, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
O. Sharpe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1013, Page 041

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  1. Proverbs

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    Proverbs
    A rolling stone gathers no moss
    The longer you live the more you know
    It's never too late to mend
    A stitch in time saves nine
    A straight tree may have crooked roots
    A glutton lives to eat, a wise man eats to live.
    A lie has no legs
    As the fool thinketh so the bell clinketh
    As you brew, you must bake
    A slow fire makes a sweet malt
    An idle man tempts the devil
    A full purse makes a light heart
    A knave is one knave but a fool is many
    A penny saved is a pound gained
    Look before you leap
    Marry is haste, repent at leisure
    Sly water run deep
    Friends may meet but the hills will never
    A borrowed horse has hard hoofs
    A new broom sweeps clean but the old one takes the corners
    It is a long road that has no turning
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
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