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A's well that ends well. A' things are good untry'd!      A man canna bear a' his kin on his back. A man may be kind and gie little o' his gear. A man's well or wae as he thinks himself sae. A misty morning may be a clear day. A muffled cat was ne’er a good hunter. An auld maon makes a good, barrow-man. An auld sack craves much clouting. An auld pock is aye skailing. An auld dog bites sicker. An ill Shearer never gat a good hook. An ill plea should be well pled. An ill turn is soon done. An ill servant ne’er prov’d a good master. An ill wife and a new kindled candle should aye had their head hadden down. Ane never tines by doing good. Ane may bind a sack before it be fou'. Ane is no sae soon heal’d as hurt. Ane will gar a thousand lie. A new besom sweeps clean. A nod of an honest man is enough. A rowing stane gathers nae fog. As broken a ship has come to land. As brisk as bottled ale. As lang lives the merryman as the sad. As the sow fills the draff sours. As the auld cock craws the young one learns. As the fool thinks the bell clinks. A sillerless man gangs fast thraugh the market A sorrowfu' heart’s aye dry. At open doors dogs come in. A taking hand will never want.