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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig.

A live dog is better than a dead lion

A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.

A little pleases a poor man

A poor man never yet lost his property

A smokey cabin, a handful of spuds and a flea-filled bed

A good name is better than riches.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.

All sins cast long shadows.

A Tyrone woman will never buy a rabbit without a head for fear its a cat

A windy day is not the day for thatching

A scholars ink lasts longer than a martyrs blood

A wild goose never reared a tame gosling.

A boys best friend is his mother and there's no spancel stronger than her apron string.

An old broom knows the dirty corners best

A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse

A buckle is a great addition to an old shoe

A handstaff of holly, a buailtin of hazel,a single sheaf and a clean floor.

An eye is blind in another man's corner

A poem ought to be well made at first, for there is many a one to spoil it afterwards.

A wren in the hand is better than a crane to be caught.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

A spender gets the property of the hoarder

A watched kettle never poils

A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly Trugh is great and will win ou

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