Part 46 (1/2)
He that buys land buys stanes; he that buys beef buys banes; he that buys nuts buys shells; he that buys gude ale buys naething else
He that can hear Duyleshi+re, is farther fro) than Dumbarton: proverbially applied to those who are better acquainted with circumstances than they pretend to be, but who, in their anxiety to gain more information, betray themselves
He that canna do as he would ie favours should seek nane
He that canna mak sport should mar nane
He that cheats in daffin winna be honest in earnest
He that cheats me ance, shame fa' him; he that cheats me twice, shame fa' me
He that comes first to the ha' may sit where he will
He that comes o' hens maun scrape
He that counts a' costs will ne'er put plough i' the grund
”He that forecasts all difficulties that he may meet with in his business will never set about it”--_Kelly_
He that counts without his host may have to count twice
He that deals in dirt has aye foul fingers
He that does as he's bidden deserves nae bannin'
He that does his turn in time sits half idle
He that doesna e sheet of paper, man, and make a new pen, with a sharp neb, and a fine hair-stroke Do not slit the quill up too high, it's a wastrife course in your trade, Andrew They that do not mind corn pickles never coes with one quill”--_Fortunes of Nigel_
He that does you an ill turn will ne'er forgie you
He that drinks when he's no dry will be dry when he has nae drink
He that eats a boll o' meal in bannocks eats a peck o' dirt
He that eats but ae dish seldoer he lies the dirtier he is
He that fishes before the net, fishes lang or he fish get