School: Paddock, Mountrath (roll number 13173)
- Location:
- Paddock, Co. Laois
- Teacher: A. Ó Dubhlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 107
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- (continued from previous page)Friends are plenty when the purse is full.
Marry in haste and repent in leisure.
Speak of the devil and he'll surely appear.
Slow but sure.
You cannot make a silk purse out of a sows ear.
You may lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink.
Enough is as good as a feast.
It is a long lane that ha no turn.
Rome was not built in a day.
Kindle the dry sticks and the green one will burn.
Unity is strength.
United we stand divided we fall.
Empty vessels make most sound.
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.
First come first served.
It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
There are more fish in the sea than those taken out of it.
A little pot is soon hot.
The wheels of God grind slowly.
God cannot be mocked.
Many hands make light work.
Two many cooks spoil the broth.
Half a loaf is better than no bread.
Pulling the devil by the tail.
