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Better to haud by a hair than draw with a tether Better hand loose than in an ill thethering Better kiss a knave than cast out wi him Better keep well than make well Better lang, something than soon naething Better leave to my faes than beg frae my friends Better rue sit than rue flit Better sit idle than work for nought Better skaith saved than mends made Better sma' fish than nae fish Better the ill ken’d than the good unken'd               Better to baud than to draw Better unborn than untaught Better wait on the cook than the doctor Better wear shoon than sheets Birds of a feather flock a' thegither Birth's good but breeding's better Blind men shouldna judge of colours Blood's thicker than water Burnt bairns dread the fire

C

Cadgers have aye mind of lade saddles Cast a bane in the deil's teeth Charity begins at hame Come unca'd sit unserv'd                Comes to my hand like the bowl of a pint stoup Come wi' the wind and gae wi' the water Confess debt and crave days Corn him weel, he'll work the better Count again is not forbidden Count siller after a' your kin Credit keeps the crown of the causey Credit is better than ill luck Crooked carlin, quoth the carle to his wife.

D

Daming and laving is good sure fishing Dawted bairns do bear little Day light will peep through a small hole