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   the mountain"
   "Deep waters run smooth"
   "Better late than never"
   "Health is better than wealth"
   "The world wouldn't make a race horse" of an ass"
   "He would drink the Shannon"
   "He would hear the grass growing"
   "A rolling stone is without moss"
   "Closing the door after the robbery"
   "Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout"
   "Two stones on a stone and a stone on two stones"
   "One without dinner means two for supper"
   "A person often cuts a rod which will beat himself"
   "Where the women are,there is talk"
   "If you don't sow in the spring you won't reap in the Autumn"
   "If i had only a kitten I would be in the middle of the fair with it"
   "The longer you live the more you know"
   "Empty vessels make the most sound"
   "A long road has no"
   "Never put off for tomorrow what you can do today"
   "A ragged little colt often makes a strong horse"

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. proverbs (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John Egan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Corbally, Co. Laois