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He has nae as muckle sense as a cow can haud in her faulded nieve. He has faut of a wife that marries mam's pet. He has mair wit in his little finger than ye hae in a' your bouk. He has feather'd his nest, he may flee when he likes. He has need of a lang spoon that sups wi' the deil. He has a slid grip that has an eel by the tail. He kens na a B by a bull's foot.--He's no sae daft as he lets on. He kens his ain groats amang ither fouks kail. He'll soon be a beggar that cannot say nay. He loo'd mutton weel that licked where the ewe lay. He'll no sell his hen on a rainy day. He may weel swim that has his head hadden up. He never lies but when the holly's green. He needs maun rin that the deil drives. He's wise that kens whan he's weel, and can haud himsel sae, He's scant o' news that tells his father was hanged. He's an Aberdeen's man, he taks his word again. He's a wise bairn that kens his ain father. He's uneo fou in his ain house that canna pike a bane in his neibour's.  He's a proud horse that winna bear his ain provender. He's like a singet cat, better than he's likely. He's a worthless gudeman that's no miss'd.  He stumbles at a strae and loups o'er a won-lyne. He speaks like a prent-book. --He that comes unca'd sits unserv'd.  He that aught the cow gangs nearest her tail. He that buys land buys stanes, and he that buys beef buys banes. He that buys nuts buys shells, he that buys ale bays naithing else. He that canna mak sport shou'd mar nane. He that deals in dirt has ay foul fingers. He that can near Dumback may bear Dumbarton, He that keeps the cat's dish keeps her ay crying. He rises owre soon that's hanged e'er noon. He that gies a' wad gies naithing.--He that has muckle gets ay mair. He that has muckle wad ay hae mnir. He that has a gude cramp may thole some thistles. He that has nae siller in his purse shou'd hae silk on his tongue.