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5 A tale never tines in the telling. A toeherless dame sits lang at hame. A toom purse makes a pratling merchant. A room pantry makes a thriftless gudewife. A turn well done is soon done. A twapenny cat may look at the king. A wee bush is better than nae bield. A wee mouse can ereep under a great eorn stack. A wilfu‘ man should be undo wise A's no gowd that glitters. A fou man and a hungry horse haste hame. Auld men are twiee bairns. Auld sparrows are ill to tame. A woman eoneeals what she knows not. A man's best fortune or, his worst is a wife. Any thing for a quiet life. Aye taking out the meal tub and never putting in soon comes to the bottoin. A pound o' eare will no pay an ounce of debt. Ae man may lead a horse to the water but twen- ty’ll no make him drink. A fool and his money are soon parted. An idle brain is the devil's shop. B BARE gentry are braging and beggars. Be a friend to yoursel and others will. Be lang siek that ye may be soon hale. By guess as the blind man fell'd the dog. Beggars shoudna be choosers. Better a bit in the morning than fast a' day. Break the legs o' an evil eustom. Better a dog fawn on you than bark at you. Better a finger aff than aye wagging: Better a toom house than an ill tenant.