School: Baile na Martra (B.) (roll number 13647)
- Location:
- Castlemartyr, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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- (continued from previous page)Wet Friday wet Sunday wet Sunday wet week.
Look twice before leaping once
Never take a book by the cover
Try & try again boy's you'll succeed at last.
A good run isn't with a horse always.
It is the small fishes make the big fishes.
We think, that the porridge of our neighbours is nicer than our own.
When well is well let well alone.
Thing before you act.
Those who expect thanks from rascals are often disappointed.
It is easier to make a suggestion than to carry it out.
It is easy to be brave when far away from danger.
Fine feathers do not make fine birds.
One good turn deserves another.
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Be sure that there are others worse off than ourselves.
Pride goes before a fall.
Those who lay snares for others, are often caught by their own bait.
A word in the court saves a pound in the purse.
We may know a tree by the fruit.
Never stretch your hand farther than your sleeve will allow.
