School: Cullies
- Location:
- Cullies, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: James Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1014, Page 142
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- (continued from previous page)The early bird catches the worm.
A slow fire makes sweet malt.
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do to-day. It is better late than never.
One good trick is better than ten bad ones.
Between two stool you come to the ground.
Honesty is the best policy.
A half loaf is better than no bread.
They that grasp at too much often lose all.
Always taking out of the meal tub and never putting in soon comes to the bottom.
The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.
It is a long road that has no turn.
You can judge a man by the company he keeps. To heads are better than one.
A lie has no legs.
A mill won't grind with the water that is gone past.
Long churning makes bad butter.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
A wrinkled purse a wrinkled face.
Ploughs deep while sluggards sleep and you'll have corn to sell and keep.
You never know the want of water till the well runs dry.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Monica Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumamuck Glebe, Co. Cavan
