1393 Scottish Proverbs / Page 66
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Woo sellers ken aye woo-buyers.1302.
Wrang count is nae payment.1303.
Wrang has nae warrant.1304.
Ye ca' hardest at the nail that drives fastest.1305.
Ye cam a day after the fair.1306.
Ye canna mak a silk purse out o' a sow's lug.1307.
Ye canna make a silk purse of a sow's lug.1308.
Ye canna preach out of your ain poupit.1309.
Ye canna see the wood for trees.1310.
Ye cut before the point.1311.
Ye cut lang whangs out o' ither folk's leather.1312.
Ye dinna ken where the blessing may light.1313.
Ye fand it where the Highlandman fand the tangs.1314.
Ye glowr'd at the moon, and fell on the midden.1315.
Ye go far about seeking the nearest.1316.
Ye hae a ready mouth for a ripe cherry.1317.
Ye hae been smelling the bung.1318.
Ye hae the best end a' the string.1319.
Ye have a crap for a' corn.1320.
Ye have fasted long and worried on a midge.