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The deil ne'er sent a wind out of hell but he wad sail with it.
Cast ye owre the house riggen, and ye'll fa' on your feet.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Fast bind, fast find.
A bad bush is better than the open field.
The master's eye will do more work than both his hands.
He gaes lang barefoot that wears dead men's shoon.
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
Give a man luck, and throw him into the sea.
A bad shift is better than none.
April and May are the keys of the year.
Tell me the company you keep, and I'll tell you what you are.
As good eat the devil as the broth he's boiled in.
I'm ower auld a cat to draw a strae [straw] afore my nose.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Self do, self have.
Ill-will never spoke well.
A honey tongue, a heart of gall.
Too much familiarity breeds contempt.
A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion.
All the months in the year curse a fair Februeer.
It is a sin to belie the devil.
It is better to be born lucky than rich.
A wilfu' man maun hae his way.