School: Cullies
- Location:
- Cullies, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: James Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1014, Page 140
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- A proverb is the wisdom of many and the wit of one.
A straw best shows how the wind blows.
Praise a fair day at night.
Time is a good story-teller.
A stitch in time saves nine.
A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
As the twig is bent so the tree is inclined.
Make hay while the sun shines.
As you sow so you will reap.
The child is father to the man.
Better wear out than rust out.
Strike the iron while it is hot.
Worth makes the man and want of it the fellow.
A wise man carries his coat on a fine day.
Never sell your hen on a rainy day.
Don't buy a pig in a poke.
It is too late to lock the stable door when the steed is stolen.
Look before you leap.
A penny saved is a penny gained.
A place for every-thing and every-thing(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Monica Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumamuck Glebe, Co. Cavan
