School: Rockfield (roll number 15378)
- Location:
- Rockfield, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Caoimhín Ó Duibhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0174, Page 220
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- (continued from previous page)A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
It's an ill wind blows nobody good.
Never praise a fair day until night.
Money makes the mare go.
One good turn deserves another.
Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do today.
God fits the back for the burden.
God tempers the wind for the shorn lamb.
Mind your shop and your shop witll mind you.
A straw best shows how the wind blows.
Strike the iron while it's hot.
Make hay while the sun shines.
You never miss the water, till the well runs dry.
You never miss the shelter, till the tree is cut.
It;s lake to lock the stable door, when the steed is stolen.
A lie has no legs.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Tell me your company, and I'll tell you who you are.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
If a joke you cannot take, then a joke you should not make.
Empty vessels make most sound.
Man proposes, but God disposes.
People in glass houses should not throw stones.(continues on next page)
