"Spoken when people foolishly come short of their errand."—Kelly.
Ser' yoursel', and your friends will think the mair o' ye.
An answer of those who are asked to do a favour when they would rather not oblige.
Ser' yoursel' till your bairns come o' age.
Set a beggar on horseback, he'll ride to the deil.
Set a stout heart to a stey brae.
"Delay not,
And fray not,
And thou sall sie it say;
Sic gets ay,
That setts ay,
Stout stomaks to the brae."
—Cherrie and the Slae.
Set a thief to grip a thief.
Set him up and shute him forward.