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Sudden friendship sure repentance.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about friendship

Anger's short-lived in a gude man.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about anger, man

A light purse makes a heavy heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about light, heart

A tale never loses in the telling.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about fairy tales

A tale never tines in the telling.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about fairy tales

Wha comes aftener and brings less.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Surfeits slay mair than the sword.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Put the saddle on the right horse.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about rightness

Some cannot do two things at once.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about things

Prayer and practice is good rhyme.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about good, good luck

Far away fowls have fair feathers.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

A' stuarts are no sib to the king.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

The foremost hound grips the hare.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Maiden's bairns are aye well bred.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

It is good baking beside the meal.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about good, good luck

An auld sack craves much clouting.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Scant of cheeks makes a long nose.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Make ae lang step and down ye gae.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

I have baith my meat and my mense.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Quick for you'll never be cleanly.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about contentment

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