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As fair fight wrens as cranes. As tired as a tyke is of lang kail. As the sow fills the draff sours. 80 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 fast thro' the market. A sorrowful heart's ay dry. 85 At open doors dogs gae ben. A tarrowing bairn was never fat. A taking hand will never want. A tale never times in the telling. A tocherless dame sits lang at bame. 90 A toom purse maks a tratling merchant. A toom pantry maks a thriftless goodwife. A turn well done is soon done. A twapenny cat may look at a king. A wee bust is better than nae bield. 95 A wee mouse can creep under a great corn stack: A wee house has a wide mouth. A wee thing fleys cowards. A wilfu' man should be unco wise. Auld men are tice bairns. 103 Auld sparrows are ill to tame. Auld springs gie nae price. A yeld sow was never good to grises. B            Bare gentry braggan beggars. Be a friend to yoursel and others will 105 Be lang sick that ye may be soon hale. Dear wealth well, poortish will bear itsel. Beguess, as the blind man follo'd the dog. Beggars should na be choosers. Better a bit in the morning than fast a' day. 110 Better a de'il than a daw. Better a dog fawn on you than Bark at you. Better a finger aff than sy wagging, Better an auld maid than a young whore. Better a toon house than an ill tenant.