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Let the kirk stand in the kirk-yard. Live and let live. Lie for him and he'll swear for you.-- Little gcar the less care. Light supper mak lang life-days.--Like's an ill mark. Little winning maks a heavy purse--Love o'erlooks mony fauts. Lightly come, lightly gane.---Little kend the less cared for. Like draws to like, as a scabbed horse to a fail dyke. Like Scotsmen, ay wise ahint the hand. Likely lies aft i' the mire, when unlikely wins through. Like the maidens o' Bayordine ye learn by the ear. Like hens, ye rin ay to the tap o' the heap. Like the bairns o' Falkirk, ye mind naething but mischief. Like frien'less dogs mair sleep than meat. Like the cat, fain fish wad ye eat, but ye are laith to weet your feet. Like the wife wi' the mony daughters, the best comes hindmost. Lippen to me but look to yoursel'. Little Jock gets the little dish, and that hauds him lang little. Little said is soon mended, little gear's soon spended. Little wit i' the head maks muckle travel to the feet. Little may an auld nag do that maunna richer. Live upon love as lavroeks do on leeks. Loud on the loan was ne'er a gude milk cow. Love and light winna hide.--Love me lightly love me lang, Love's as warm among cotters as courtiers. Love o'er het soonest cools.

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Maidens shou'd be mim till they'r married, then they may burn kirks Maidens shou'd be mild and meek, quick to hear and slaw to speak. Maidens tochers and ministers stipends are ay less than ca'd.  Mair hamely than welcome.-- Mair haste the waur speed. Mair by luck than gude guiding.--Malice is aye mindfu'. Mak friends o' fremit fo'k.--Measure twice, cut but ance. Mak the best of an ill bargain you can. Mak your hay when the sun shines. May bees flee not at this time o' the year. Maybe your pot may need my clips.