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Better live in hope than defpair. Better my bairns feck frae me than me beg frae them. Better ne’er begun than ne’er ended. Better rue fit than rue flit. Better the end of a fcaft than the beginning of a fray. Better to hand than draw. Better twa skaiths than aeforrow. Better wait ou the cook than the doctor. Better wear fhoon than fheets. Between the deil and the deep fea. Bid a man to the roaft and ftick him wi’ the fpit. Birds of a feather flock thegither. Birth’s gude but breeding’s better. Biting and fcarting is Scotch fouk’s wooing. Blind men fhould na be judges o’ colours. Bourd na wi' Bawty left he bite ye. Burnt bairns dreads the fire. Broken bread maks hale bairns. Butter and burn trouts are kittle meat for maidens. Buy a thief frae the gallows and he'll cut your threat.