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We maun live by the living and no by the dead. We are bound to be honest and no to be rieh. Who invited you to the roast. Wha can haud what will awa'. Wha can help misluck. Wha comes aftener and brings less. What we first learn we best ken. What ye win at that, ye may lick aff a het girdle. What's my ease the day may be yours the morn. What's waur than ill luck. What need a rieh man be a thief. What eanna be eured maun be endured When ae door steeks anither ane opens. When a' men speak nae man hears. When drink's in wit's out. When my head's down my house is theeked. When the wame's fu' the bones would be at rest When you are serv'd a the geese are water'd.                  When ye're gawn and coming the gate's no toom When he dies for age ye may quaek for fear. When the well us it will rin owre. When the steeds astown lock the stable door. Wee things fley towards. What's in ye're wame is no in ye're testament. Wilfu' waste mak waefu want. Winter thunder bodes summer hunger. Wink at wee faults, your ain are muekle. Wit bought makes folk wise. Woo sellers ken aye woo-buyers. Wrang has nae warrant. Wrang count is nae payment. Y                  Ye cut before the point. Ye cam a day after the fair.