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School: Bun

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    19. As long as the pitcher goes to water it will be broke at last
    20. Its better to be idle than working for nothing.
    21. Good luck is better than fortune.
    22. Its better to be wise than rich
    23. Always tell the truth
    24. There are green hills far away.
    25. A true friend is hard to find
    26. If everything was done right nothing would be done wrong
    27 A wise man always
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Dolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Patrick Dolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly