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School: Manorvaughan (roll number 10507)

Location:
Rawros, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Mary E. Alcorn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1078, Page 131

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    "One who keeps clean is better than ten made clean"
    "Prosperity gains friends but Adversity tries them"
    "A grass harrows gathers no stones"
    "Extravagance is youth brings bring want in old age"
    "Half an hour too soon is better than half a minute too late"
    "He who cannot bear a jest should not make one"
    "A good character is better than a great fortune"
    "We know the worth of the water when the well is dry"
    "A hungry eye sees far"
    "A little pot is soon hot"
    "An hour in the morning is worth two at night"
    "A wise head keeps a quiet tongue"
    "A good name is better than riches
    "A burnt child dreads the fire"
    "A little leak will sink a great ship"
    "A straw best shows how the wind blows"
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Boyce
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