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                                9

Better late thrive than ne'er do weel Better live in hope than die in dispair Better my bairns seek frae me than me beg.

frae them

Better ne’er begun than ne’er ended Better rue sit than rue flit Better the end ot a feast than the beginning

of a fray

Better to haud than draw Better twa skaiths than ae sorrow Better wait on the cook than the doctor Better wear shoon than sheets Aetwen the deil and the deep sea Bid a man to the roast and stick him wi' the

spit

Birds of a feather flock thegither Birth’s gude, but breeding’s better Biting and searting is Scotch fouk’s wooing Blind men should na be judges o’ colors Bourd na‘wi' Bawty lest he bite ye Burnt bairns dread the fire Broken bread maks hale bairns Butter and burn trouts ar kittle meat for

maidens

By a thief faae the gollaws and he ll cut your

throat