Broken friendships may be souther'd, but never sound.
Burnt bairns dread the fire.
Busy folk are aye meddling.
But middlin' bonny, like Boles' gudemither.
Butter and burn trouts are kittle meat for maidens.
Butter's king o' a' creesh.
Butter to butter's nae kitchen.
Like to like is no improvement or relish.
Buy a thief frae the widdie and he'll help to hang ye.
"Save a rogue from the gallows, and he will hang you up."—French.