A little wit ser's a lucky man.
A loving heart and a leal within, are better than gowd or gentle kin.
A lucky man needs little counsel.
A maid aft seen and a gown aft worn, are disesteemed and held in scorn.
"Amaist" and "Very near" hae aye been great liars.
Amaist was ne'er a man's life.
A man at five may be a fool at fifteen.
A man at forty is either a fool or a physician.
A man canna bear a' his ain kin about on his back.