Part 45 (2/2)
He streaks ree us, and not earnest or sincere in what they pretend”--_Kelly_
He struts like a craw in the gutter
He stumbles at a strae and loups ower a linn
He's unco fond o' far that wad harroi' the cat
He's unco fu' in his ain house that canna pick a bane in his neighbour's
Satirically applied to those who are unwilling to partake of a meal in a friend's house
He's waur to water than to corn
Fonder of his meat than his drink
He's weel boden there ben that will neither borrow nor lend
Meaning that a person must be very well off indeed who can afford to dispense with all assistance
He's weel eased that has o' his ain
He's orthy o' sorrow that buys it wi' his ain siller
He's wise that kens when he's weel enough
”This is a pitch of wisdom to which few attain”--_Kelly_
He's wise that's tiowd that can win it
He's worth nae weel that can bide nae wae
He that ance gets his fingers i' the dirt can hardly get theain
He that bides weel betides weel
He that bids me to meat wishes me to live
He that blaws best bears awa the horn
He that blaws in the stoor fills his ain een
He that borrows and bigs, s, drinks an's no dry,--nane o' these three are thrifty
He that buys a house that's wrought has ht