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 Never let on you, but laugh in your ain sleeve.

Never put a sword in a daft man‘s hand.

Never put the plough before the owsen.

Never quat certainty for hope.

Never fead your lips in other fowks kail.

Never seek a wife till ye ken what to do wi‘ her.

Never shaw me the meat but the man.

Nineteen nay-says of a maiden are ha‘f a grant.

Now's now, and yule's in winter.

O

O‘er mickle of ae thing is good for naithing.

O’er mickle loose leather about your chasts.

O'er sicker o'er loose.

Of a sorrow a fou sorrow's best.

Of a' meat in the warld drink gaes best down.

Of twa ills chuse the least.

Out of debt out of danger.

Oppression will make a wife man mad.

P

Pay him in his ain coin.

Pith's good in a' play.

Play's good while it is play.

Penny wife and pound fool.

Poor fuk's friends soon misken them.

Possession is eleven points of the law.

Pride and grace dwell never in ae place.

Provision in season makes a bien house.

Put the saddle on the right horse.

Put on your spurs and be at your speed.

Q

Quality without quantity is little thought of.

Quey ca'fs are dear veal.

Quick for you'll never be cleanly.

Quick at meat quick at wark.

Quick returns make rich merchants.

R

Rather spill your joke than tine your friend.

Raw dawds make fat lads.

Raw leather raxes.

Rich fouk have rowth of friends.