School: Coolanarney
- Location:
- Cúil an Airne, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Teacher: D. Mac Gairbhíth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0809, Page 284
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- 1. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
2 . Look before you leap and think before you speak.
3. Time and tide waits for no man.
4. A stitch in time saves nine.
5. Health is better than wealth.
6. Laziness is a heavy load.
7. Many hands make light work.
8. Unity makes strength.
9. Empty vessels make most noise.
10. Better late than ever.
11. Work is better than talk.
12. Dead with tea and dead without it.
13. A good beginning is half the work.
14. One penny gets another.
15. Your pocket is your friend.
16. Idleness is the mother of all evil.
17. What is done cannot be undone.
18. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
19. A new brush sweeps clean.
20. Don't be hard nor don't be soft.
