School: Sean Bhaile Árd (roll number 14663)
- Location:
- Shanballard, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0083, Page 289
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- Waste not want not.
The more hurry the less speed.
A closed mouth catches no fleas.
All is not gold that glitters.
A man without learning and wearing fine clothes is like a gold ring in a pigs nose.
Better late than never.
Beware of him who standeth still and sleepeth, where the river sounds not the water is the deeper.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Don't swap horses in crossing a stream.
Don't shout until you're out of the wood.
A watched pot never boiled.
Too late to spare when all is spent.
A new broom sweeps clean.
Save the hay while the sun shines.
Too many cooks spoil the soup.
Many hands make light work.
Empty vessels make most sound.
An ounce of precaution is better than a ton of cure.
Hard upon hard makes a bad stone wall, soft upon soft makes none at all.(continues on next page)
