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[ 15 ] Mony hands make light wark.

Mony masters quoth the paddock to the harrow.

Mony hounds may soon worry ae hare.

Mony excuses pishes the bed.

Mony a ane serves a thankless master.

Mony wite their wife for their ain thriftless life.

Mony dogs die or ye fa’ heir.

Mony a ane's gear has hastened his hinderend.

Mony aunts mony earns, mony kin and few frien's.

Mony good nights is laith away.

Mony ways to kill a dog tho' ye dinna hang him.

Mony cooks never made good kail.

Mony a ane spiers the gate they ken fu‘ well.

Must is a king‘s word.

My tongue is no beneath your belt.

My son‘s my son ay till he get a wife, my daughter's

my daughter a' the days of her life.

My market's made, ye may lick a whip-shaft.

N Nae fool to an auld fool.

Nae friend like friend in need.

Nae great loss but there's some sma' advantage.

Nae man has a tack of his life.

Nae man can thrive unless his wife let him.

Nae penny nae Pater noster.

Nae sooner up than her head's in the ambry.

Nae wonder to see wasters want.

Naething freer than a gift.

Naithing to be done in haste but gripping of flaes.

Naething to do but draw in your stool and sit down.

Nane but fools and knaves lay wagers.

Nane sae well but he hopes to be better.

Nane can play the fool sae well at a wise man.

Narrow gather'd widely spent.

Near's my sark but nearer my skin.

Neck or naithing, the king lo'es na cripple.

Necessity has nae law.

Neither fish nor flesh, nor good red herring.

New lords have new law.

Never jew water on a drown'd mouse.