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School: Mercy Convent

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Belturbet, Co. Cavan
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The Sisters
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 092

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 092

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    You cannot get wool off an goat.
    Hills seem green far away.
    Smooth water runs deep.
    You cannot judge a book by its cover.
    All is not gold that glitters.
    Keep a little for the rainy day.
    The last straw breaks the camel's back.
    A living dog is better than a dead lion.
    Too far East is West.
    Friends are like fiddle-strings and they must not be screwed too tightly.
    Where there is a will there is a way.
    The morning of the race is not the morning of the race.
    Strike the iron while it's hot.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Belturbet, Co. Cavan