Twa things ne'er be angry wi'—what ye can help and what ye canna.

Twa words maun gang to that bargain.

Addressed to a person who is in too great a hurry to conclude a bargain, indirectly implying that the speaker is not quite satisfied with the article or terms.

Twine tow, your mother was a gude spinner.

"Spoken to those who curse you or rail upon you, as if you would say, take what you say to yourself."—Kelly.


nco folk's no to mird wi'.

"Ye ken yoursel best where ye tint the end—
Sae ye maun foremost gae the miss to mend.
'Tis nae to mird wi' unco folk, ye see,
Nor is the blear drawn easy o'er their e'e."