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16 Of twa ills choose the least

Open confession is good for the saul

Out of debt out of danger

Oppression will make a wise man mad

P PAY him in his aln coin

Pith’s good in a play

Play’s good while it is play

Penny wise and pound fool

Poor fouk’s friends soon misken

Possession is eleven points of the law

Pride and grace dwell never in ae place

Put the saddle on the right horse

Put on your spurs and be at your speed

Q. QUALITY without quantity is little thought of

Quey calfs are dear veal

Quick for you’ll never be cleanly

Quick at meat quick at wark

Quick returns make rich merchants

R RATHER spill your joke than tine your friend

Raw dawds make fat lads

Raw leather raxes

Rich folk have rewth o’ friends

Ride fair and jape nane

Right mixture makes good mortar

Right wrangs nae man

Rome was not bigged in ae day

Roose the fair day at e’en

Rob Peter to pay Paul

Rot him away with butter and eggs

Royet lads may make sober men

Rue and time grews baith at ae garden

Rule youth well, for eild will rule itself