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570 Ride fair and jape nane. Right wrangs nae man. Rome was not bigget in ae day. Roose the fair day at e'en. Robin that herds on the height, can be as     blyth as Sir Robert the Knight. 575 Rob Peter to рау Paul. Rot him away with butter and eggs. Royet lads make sober men. Rue and time grow baith in ae garden. Rule youth well, for eild will rule itsel. S 58O Sair cravers are ay ill payers. Say well and do well end in ae letter. Say well is good, but do well is better. Say still no, and ye'll never be married. Scant of cheeks make a dang nose. 585 Scart the cogue wad sup mair. Seeing's believing all the world over. See the stanes in butter the broo will be good. Send you to the sea ye'll no get saut water. Serve yoursel till your bairns come to age. 590 Set that down on tbe back side of your count-book. Set a knave to grip a knave. Set a stout heart to a stay brave. Sharp stomachs make short graces. Shawl water make maist din. 595 She is a wise wife that wats her ain wierd. She looks as if butter wad not melt in her mou. She hauds her head like a hen drinking water. She's not to be made a song of. She's better than she's bonny. 600 Slaw at meat slaw at wark. Smooth waters run deep. Sma fish are better than nae fish. Sorrow and ill weather come unsent for Some hae a hantle fauts, ye're a ne'er dowell. 605 Speak good of pipers, your father was a fiddler. Spilt ale is waur than water.