A' that's said shouldna be sealed.
A' that ye'll tak wi' ye will be but a kist and a sheet, after a'.
In allusion to the death of persons who may be proud of their possessions.
A' the claes on your back was ance in clues.
A' the corn's no shorn by kempers.
To kemp, to strive. All do not strive alike. All cannot equally excel in work. This proverb supports the claims of those who do not excel, by suggesting that even the "kempers" cannot overtake all the work that is to do.
A' the keys of the country hang na in ae belt.
All the influence or power is not in one man's possession.
A' the men i' the Mearns can do nae mair than they may.