No longer foster, no longer friend.
No longer foster, no longer friend.
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No longer foster, no longer friend.
He that's down, down with him.
Every path has its puddle.
March comes in with adder heads and goes out with peacock tails.
Point not at others' spots with a foul finger.
Sloth is the key of poverty.
Fair fall truth and daylight.
Who more ready to call her neighbour "scold" than the arrantest scold in the parish?
There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip.
The greedy man and the gileynoar [cheat] are soon agreed.
Daub yourself with honey, and you'll be covered with flies.
When good cheer is lacking, friends will be packing.
To be between the devil and the deep sea.
The happy [lucky] man canna be harried.
Reckless youth maks ruefu' eild.
The weakest goes to the wall
Make a bridge of gold for the flying enemy.
A fool may make money, but it needs a wise man to spend it.
Custom is second nature.
Ill comes upon waur's back.
Harry Chuck ne'er slew a man till he cam nigh him.
When rogues fall out honest men come by their own.
Ilka man for his ain hand, as John Jelly fought.
He looks as if butter would not melt in his mouth.