School: Abbeylara
- Location:
- Abbeylara, Co. Longford
- Teacher: John O' Meara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 0633
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- With economy few, needs be poor.
Do good to your enemy, that he may become your friend.
Do good to your friend that he may remain your friend.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
A liar should have a good memory.
Begin well and end better.
Every man knows where his own shoes pinch.
Children and chickens must always be picking.
There are none so wicked as represented. None, so good as they should be.
Knowledge makes humbler.
Ignorance makes proud.
Knowledge talks lowly.
Ignorance talks loud.
Remember your confidential friend has another confidential friend.
Nothing cheap unless you want it.
Nobody ever saw a small rat.
