School: Baile an Churraig, Dúrlas Éile (roll number 11389)

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1. Proverbs

   

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   A stitch in time saves nine.
   Look before you leap.
   An idle man tempts the devil.
   A cat may look at the King.
   A burnt child dreads the fire.
   A closed mouth catches no flies.
   Eaten bread is soon forgotten
   Never take a book by the cover.
   Better to go to bed supperless than rise in debt.
   Many hands make light work.
   Do not put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
   Empty vessels make most sound.
   Wilful waste makes woeful want.
   Little often fills the purse.
   There is no place like home.
   Too many cooks spoil the broth.
   Enough is as good as a feast.
   A penny saved is a penny gained.
   A rolling stone gathers no moss.
   Too late to spare when all is spent.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bessy Webster

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballincurry, Co. Tipperary