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Ale sellers shou'd na be tale-tellers. A liar shou'd hae a gude memory. Alike ilka day maks a clout on Sunday. A light purse maks a heavy heart. A's no gowd that glitters. A' the truth should na be tauld. A' the corn's no shorn by kempers: A' the winning's in the first buying. A' that's said in the kitchen should na be tauld in the ha'. A' cats are grey i' the dark. A's no tint that's in hazard. A's fish that comes i' the net. A' Stewarts are no sib to the king. A' the speed's is the spurs. A's weel that ends weel. A' things are gude untried. A red nose maks a raggit back. A kiss and a drink o' water maks a wersh breakfast: A man's ay crouse on his ain cause. A man may spit in his loof and do little. A man canna bear a' his kin on his back. A man at five may be a fool at fifteen. A man is weel or wae, as he thinks himsel sae. A mouthful o' meat may be a townfu' o' shame. A muffled cat was ne'er a gude hunter. An auld mason maks a gude barrowman. An ill shearer never gat a gude heuk. An ill-willy cow shou'd hae short horns. An ill servant ne'er prov'd a gude master. An ounce of mither-wit is worth a pound o'clergy. Ane may lo'e the kirk weel aneugh, yet no be ay riding on the rig- ging o't.       A Scots mist will weet an Englishman to the skin. As fu'o' mischief as an egg's fu'o' meat. As gude may haud the stirrip as he that loups on. As lang runs the fox as he has feet.