The people in my district have many proverbs and old sayings, here are some of them.
A stitch in time saves nine.
A windy day is not a day for thatching.
Keep your shop and your shop will keep you.
Better is an ass that carries you than a horse that throws you.
He that has a wish for his supper may go to bed hungry.
Health is better than wealth.
Wilful waste makes woeful want.
A willing heart lightens work.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Better buy than borrow.
Strike the iron while it is hot.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A long threatening comes at last.
A pig's can never make mutton.
When the cat is out the mice can