1393 Scottish Proverbs / Page 6
101. 
A the con's no shorn by kempers.
102. 
A thistle is a fat salad for an ass's mouth.
103. 
A thread will tie an honest man better than a chain a rogue.
104. 
A timid or cowardly person may be raised against the most valuable and useful things.
105. 
A tocherless dame sits lang at hame.
106. 
A toom pantry makes a thriftless gudewife.
107. 
A toom purse makes a pratling merchant.
108. 
A turn well done is soon done.
109. 
A twapenny cat may look at the king.
110. 
A wee bush is better than nae bield.
111. 
A wee mouse can creep under a great corn stack.
112. 
A wilfu' man should be unco wise.
113. 
A wise lawyer never goes to law himself.
114. 
A wise man carries his cloak in fair weather, an' a fool wants his in rain.
115. 
A wise man wavers, a fool is fixed.
116. 
A wise men gets learning frae them that hae nane o' their ane.
117. 
A woman conceals what she knows not.
118. 
A word is enough to the wise.
119. 
A' are gude lasses, but where do the ill wives come frae?
120. 
A' are no friends that speaks us fair.
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