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 Scots Proverbs. — A A Begun turn is ha’f ended A blate cat makes a proud moufe A black hen lays a white egg A blythe heat makes a blooming look 5 Abundance of law breaks nae law A hungry stomach-is aye craving A cock’s aye cronfe on his ain middiig A dog winna yowl if ye, fell him wi' a bane A dog’s life, muckle eafe, muckle hunger 10 A drink is fhorter than a tale A dry fummer ne’er made a dear peck A dumb, man wins nae law A bird in the hand is worth ten Ae good turn deferves anither 15 Ae ha’f of the world kenna how the ither ha’f live Ae band winna wafh the ither for nought Ae hour's cauld will fuck out feven years’ heat Ae fwallow makes nae fummer Ae fcabbed fheep will fmit the ha’e hirdfell 20 A fool may gie a wife man a counfel A friend in need is a friend indeed Aft connting keeps friends lang the gither Aft times the cautioner pays the debt A fu’ purfe never lakes friends 25 A gi’en horfe fhond na be look’d in the mouth A good cow may have an ill ca’f A good word is as foon faid as an ill A good tale is no the waur to be twice tald A good name is fooner tint than won 30 A good fellow is a coftly name A handful of trade is worth a gowpen of gowd A hungry man fmells meat far A hungry Joufe bites fair A hungry man’s aye angry 35 A lafs that has mony wooers aft wails the warft Ale fellers fhoud na be tale tellers A liar fhoud have a good memory A light purfe makes a heavy heart A’ the corn’s no fhorn by kempers