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    25. Youth must have its fling.
    26. Every dog has his day.
    27. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
    28. He that grasps too much loses all.
    29. A burned child dreads the fire.
    30. A shut mouth catches no flies.
    31. You cannot put an old head on young shoulders.
    32. Out of the frying pan into the fire.
    33. A constant drop wears a stone.
    34. A fool and his money are soon parted.
    35. You can fool half the people all the time and all the people half the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time.
    36. A good man makes the devil downhearted.
    37. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    38. It's better late than never.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Marion Blake
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Butterstream, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Blake
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Butterstream, Co. Meath