If you spend muckle, put mair to the fore.
If you want your business weel done, do't yoursel.
If you win at that you'll lose at naething.
"Spoken to them that are about an ill thing, which will undoubtedly prove to their damage."—Kelly.
"If you winna come you'll bide," quo' Rory to his bride.
It was a matter of perfect indifference whether Rory got her or not.
If you would be a merchant fine, beware o' auld horses, herring, and wine.
Because, proverbially speaking, the first will die, the second stink, and the third sour.
I gaed through the bear-land wi' him.
"This is a phrase used by a person who has gone through all the particulars of a quarrel with another, or told him all the grounds of umbrage at his conduct."—Jamieson.