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Seek till ye find, an ye'll never loss yer labour. |
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Sairs shouldna be sair handled. |
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| s |
Scotsmen aye taks their mark frae a mischief. |
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Seein's believin a' the warld ower. |
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| s |
Seek muckle, an get something seek little, an get naithing. |
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| s |
Shame faa them that think shame to dae theirsels a guid turn. |
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| s |
She's better than she's bonny. |
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Self-praise comes aye stinkin ben. |
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See for love an buy for silver. |
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She hauds up her heid like a hen drinkin watter. |
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Set a thief to grip a thief. |
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Silence an thocht hurt nae man. |
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Short rents mak careless tenants. |
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Shaw me the man an I'll shaw ye the law. |
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Sayin gangs cheap. |
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Shame's past the shed o yer hair. |
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| s |
Slander leaves a sair ahint. |
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| s |
Sins an debts is aye mair than we think them. |
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| s |
Smaa fish is better than nane. |
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She leukit at the muin, but lichtit in the midden. |
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She'll keep her ain side o the hoose, an gang up an doun yours. |
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She leuks like butter wadna melt in her mou. |
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Short accoonts mak lang freends. |
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Send yer gentle bluid to the mercat, an see what it will buy. |
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| s |
Some fowk luik up, an ithers luik doun. |
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Some heas little sense, but you're aye hearin. |
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| s |
She's no to be made a sang aboot. |
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| s |
Skill is nae burden. |
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| s |
Sodgers, fire, an watter suin mak room for theirsels. |
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| s |
Sober, neebor! The nicht's but young yet. |
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Speak when ye're spoken to, an drink when ye're drucken to. |
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| s |
Sorrow an ill weather come uncaad. |
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Suin ripe, suin rotten. |
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| s |
Slichted love is sair to bide. |
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Stey nae langer in a freend's hoose than ye're welcome. |
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| s |
Sorrow is suin eneuch when it comes. |
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| s |
Sudden freendship's shuir repentance. |
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| s |
Sunday wooin draws to ruin. |
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| s |
Surfeits slays mair than swords. |
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| s |
Speak guid o pipers, yer faither wis a fiddler. |
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| s |
Sweet at the on-takkin, but soor in the aff-pittin. |
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| s |
Spare when ye're young, an spend when ye're auld. |
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Suppers kills mair than doctors cure. |
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She spend's money like a woman with nay hands!!! |
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