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 As fair sight wrens as cranes.

As tir’d as a tike is of lang kail.

As the sow fills the draff sowers.

As the auld cock craws the young cock learns.

As the fool thinks the bell clinks.

As ye mak your bed sae ye maun ly down.

A sillerless man gangs saft thro’ the market.

A sorrowful heart’s ay dry.

At open doors dogs gae benn.

A tarrowing bairn was never fat.

A taking hand will never want.

A tale never tines in the telling.

A tocherless dame sits lang at hame.

A toom purse makes a trading merchant.

A toom pantry makes a thriftless goodwife.

A turn well done is soon done.

A twapenny cat may look at a king.

A wee bush is better than nae bield.

A wee mouse can creep under a great corn-stack.

A wee house has a wide mouth.

A wee thing sleys cowards.

A wilfu' man shou'd be unco wise.

Auld men are twice bairns.

Auld sparrows are ill to tame.

Auld springs gie nae price.

A yeld sow was never good to grices.

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BARE gentry braggan beggars.

Be a friend to your sell and others will.

Be lang sick that ye may be soon hale.

Bear wealth well, poor tith will bear it sell.

Beguess, as the blind man fell’d the dog.

Beggars shou'd na be choosers.

Better a bit in the morning than fast a' day.

Better a de’il than a daw.

Better a dog fawn on you than bark at you.

Better a finger aff than ay wagging.

Better an auld maiden than a young whore.

Better a toom house than an ill tenant.

Better au'd debts than auld fairs.