Ye maun spoil or ye spin.
Ye maun tak the will for the deed.
Ye maunna throw awa the cog, tho' Crummie fling't.
Ye may be godly, but ye'll ne'er be cleanly.
Ye may be greedy, but ye're no greening.
Ye may dight yer neb and flee up.
An expression of indifference, addressed to a person whose opinion we consider of no value.
Ye may be heard where ye're no seen.
Ye may dance at the end o' a raip yet without teaching.
Ye may drive the deil into a wife, but ye'll ne'er ding him oot o' her.