School: Headfort
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Miss J.E. Browne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0999, Page 073
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- (continued from previous page)80. There's nothing lost that a friend gets.
81. There's nothing like the ready penny wherever you go.
82. Taking out of the meal tub and never putting in soon comes to the bottom.
83. God helps them that help themselves.
84. If you want to know me come and live with me.
85. There's no good in rubbing grease on the tail of the fat pig.
86. Saturday's flittin' makes a short sittin'.
87. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
88. Nothing succeeds like success.
89. Don't bring all your eggs to the market.
90. A shut mouth catches no flies.
91. Don't send the goosoon on the man's errand.
92. It's better to begin low and climb up than attempt too much all at once.
93. Don't aim too high.
94. Put beggars on horseback and they'll ride to hell.
95. There's no saying as true as an ould saying.
96. Where there's an "if" there's a want.
97. A good beginning is half the work.
- Collector
- Miss J.E. Browne
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
