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SCOTS PROVERBS

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A BEGUN turn is half ended. A blate cat makes a proud mouse. A black hen lays a white egg. A blythe heart makes a blooming look. Abundance of law breaks nane. A hungry Stomach is aye craving. A cock's aye cruse on his ain midden-head. A dog winna youl if ye fell him wi' a bane. A dry simmer ne'er made a dear peck. A bird in the hand is worth twa in the bush. Ae good turn deserv's anither. Ac swallow makes nae simmer. Ae scabbed sheep will smit the hale hirdsel. A fool may gie a wise man a counsel. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Aft counting keeps friends lang thegither. Aft times the cautioner pays the debt. A fou purse never lacks friends. A good cow may hae an ill calf. A good word is as soon said as an ill one. A good tale is no the waur o' being twice tald A good name is sooner tint than won. A hungry louse bites sair. A hungry man's aye angry. A liar should hae a good memory. A light purse, makes a heavy heart. A the corn's no shorn by kempers. A's no tint that's in hazard. A' Stewarts are no sib to the king