School: Baile na Martra (B.) (roll number 13647)
- Location:
- Castlemartyr, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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- (continued from previous page)Always taking out of the meal tub and never putting in soon comes to the bottom.
The breeding of a cat breaks out through his eyes.
Two heads are better than one.
Never leave until to-morrow what you can do to-day.
It is better to be sure than sorry.
You never miss the water until the well runs dry.
He who fights and runs away may live to fight another day.
A good run is better than a bad stand.
Look before you leap.
It is better to be idle than badly engaged.
A watch pot never boils.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
A good woman is better than a fortune.
A fortune in a woman is better than a fortune with her.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Never put a boy on a man's errand.
A humble life with peace and quietness is better than a splendid one with danger & risk.
The early bird catches the worm.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.
Silence is golden.
Silence gives consent.
Shut mouth catches no flies.
What a fool writes, himself reads.(continues on next page)