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Mony a ane spears the gate they ken. Must is a kings word. My son's my son aye till he get,a wife, my              daughter's my daughters as the plays of her life. My market's made ye may lick a whip shaft. N            Nae fool to an auld fool. Nae friend to a friend in need. Nae great loss but there's some sma' profit. Nae man has a tack of his life. Nae man can thrive unless his wife let him. Nae penny nae paternoster. Nae sooner up than her head's in the ambry. Nae safe wading in unco waters. Nae wonder to see wasters want. Naething to do but draw in your stool & sit down. Nane but fools and knaves lay wagers. Nane sae weel but he hopes to be better. Nane can play the fool sae well as a wise man. Narrow gathered widely spent. Neck or naething, the king loes nae cripples. Neeessity has nae law. Neither fish nor flesh nor good red herring. New lairds have new laws. Never do ill that good may come. Never put a sword into a madman's hand. Never quit certainty, for hope. Never scad your lips in other fouks kail. Never seek a wife till ye ken what to do with her. Never shaw your teeth unless you can bite Never tell your fae when your foot sleeps. Nineteen nay-says of a maiden, are half a gratit. Now's now, and yule's in winter: