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Bare gentry, braggan beggars Be lang sick that ye may be coon hale Beggars should na be chusers Be guess, as the blind man fell'd the dog Better a bit in the morning than fast a' day Better a finger aff than ay wagging Better a toom house than an ill tenant Better auld debts than auld sairs Better sma fish than nae fish Better be envied than pitied Better be alane than in ill company Better be idle than ill employed Better be kind than cumbersome Better buy than borrow Better day the better deed Better flatter a fool than fight him Better find iron than tine siller Better gie the slight than tak it Belter baud by a hair than draw wi a tether Better hein at the breird than at the bottom Better kiss a knave than cast out wi’ him Better keep the deil without the door, than

drive him out o’ the house

Better keep weel than mak weel