School: Taney, Dundrum
- Location:
- Dundrum, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: E. Costello
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0797, Page 139
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- A windy day is not a thatching day
A bad son taketh a wicked father
As you sow you must reap
A watched pot never boils
A stitch in time saves nine
A new broom sweeps clean
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
As you win you must lose
A merry heart goes all the day
A small pot is soon hot
A shower in July is worth a plough of ocean Cleave to that which is good
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched
Don't put off for tomorrow what you not do to-day
Don't throw out the dirty water till you get in the clean
Do well and have well
Early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise
Enough is as good as a feast
Good children make glad parents
How sharper than a serpents tooth, it is to(continues on next page)
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