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1. Proverbs (continued)

   

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   The time to spare is when the sack is full.
   Better late than never.
   Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
   As long as the pitcher went to the well, it was broken at last.
   A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
   The early bird catches the worm.
   The longest way round , is the shortest way home.
   Children should shun sharp tools.
   Health is better than wealth.
   Let sleeping dogs lie.
   You can bring a horse to the water ,but you cannot make him drink.
   Too many cooks spoil the broth.
   A little pot is soon hot.
   Cut the gad next the throat first.
   There are good goods in small parcels.
   Deep water runs smooth.
   Youth is the proper time to learn.
   When the cock crows the young learn.
   Keep a thing for seven years and its use will come.
   The cold stone doesn't leave the water till Patrick's Day.
   A green Christmas makes a fat churchyard.
   Spare the rod and spoil the child.
   A fool and his money soon part.
   There's never a smoke without a fire.
   A bad work man quarrel with his tools.
   A borrowed horse has no soul.
   The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annie Reddy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Askamore, Co. Wexford