Cry a' at ance, that's the way to be served.
Curses mak the tod fat.
So long as he is cursed only, not hunted, does he thrive; for "A curse will not strike out an eye unless the fist go with it."—Danish.
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
affin' and want o' wit maks auld wives donnart.
"Daffin'" is defined by Ramsay as "folly in general;" so the proverb means that foolish conduct in the aged is inconsistent or "donnart," i.e., stupid.
Daffin' does naething.