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A fool can earn money, but it taks a wise man to keep it. |
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A groat is ill saved that shames its maister. |
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A guid tale's no the worse o bein twice told. |
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A guid word is as easy sayed as a ill ane. |
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A bark frae a teethless dug is as guid as a bite. |
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A black hen can lay a white egg. |
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A careless watch invites the thief. |
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Ane word afore is worth twa ahint. |
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A leaky ship needs muckle pumpin. |
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A bald heid is soon shaved. |
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A's no thieves that dugs barks at. |
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A craw will no wash white. |
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A dear ship lies lang in the harbour. |
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Ane guid freend is worth mony relations. |
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A guid peymaister never wants hands to wirk. |
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A hungry louse bites sair. |
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A mither-in-law is best in the kirkyaird. |
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A fair offer is nea cause o feud. |
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A man wis ance hanged for leavin his drink. |
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A muffled cat wis never a guid hunter. |
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A midgie's as big as a mountain, amaist. |
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Ale-sellers shouldna be tale-tellers. |
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A hungry man smells meat far. |
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A man is a lion for his ain cause. |
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A pennywecht o love is worth a pund o law. |
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A puir man's debt maks muckle din. |
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A crookit stick will thraw a crookit shadow. |
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A drink is shorter than a tale. |
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A ill servant never made a guid maister. |
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A penny in my purse will gar me drink when my freends winna. |
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A silverless man gangs fast throu the mercat. |
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A smaa leak will sink a great ship. |
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A's fish that comes to the net. |
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A man's hat in his hand never did him ony herm. |
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A short grace is guid for hungry fowk. |
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As the auld cock craws the young cock learns. |
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A Scotsman is aye wise ahint the hand. |
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Aa the speed's no in the spurs. |
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Auld wifes wis aye guid maidens. |
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As lang as ye stand ye dinna stay. |
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A wise lawyer never gangs to law hissel. |
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Anger's short-lived in a guid man. |
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A wise man wavers, a fool is fixed. |
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Auld fowk is twice bairns. |
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A tree's no a mast till its hewn. |
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Aither prove a man or a moose. |
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Aither live or dee wi honour. |
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Aathing has a end, an a puddin has twa. |
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