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190 Fancy kills and fancy cures.
Far-away fowls have fair feathers.
Far behind that may na follow.
Feckless fowk are ay fond of ane anither.
195 Fiddlers, dogs and flesh flies come to feast unca’d.
Fine feathers makes fine birds.
Fire and water are good servants but ill masters.
Fleas and a girning wife are weariful bedfellows.
Fleying a bird is no the way to grip it.
200 Fools should na ha’e chapping sticks.
Fools should na see wark that’s half done.
Fools make feasts, and wise fowk eat them.
For fashion’s sake, as dogs gang to the market.
Forbid a fool a thing and that he will do,
205 Fore-warned half armed,
Foul water slockens fire.
Friendship canna stand ay on ae side.
Fresh fish and poor friends grow soon ill far’d.
Frost and falsehood have baith a dirty wa gang.
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210 Gear is easier gained than guided.
Gentle paddocks have lang taes
Giff gaff make good friends.
Give a dog an ill name and he’ll soon be hang’d.
Give a man luck and throw him into the sea.
215 Give over while the plays good.
Give them tow enough and they’ll hang themsels.
Give you an inch you’ll take an ell.
Glasses and lasses are brockle ware.
Good ale needs nae wisp.
220 Good bairns have ay broken brows.
Good fowks are scarce, take care of ane.
Good fishing in drumly waters.
Good ware makes a quick market.
Gowd may be dear coft.
225 Great barkers are nae biters.
Greedy fowk have lang arms.
