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"Because such will not consider whether there may be a child in it; whereas they who have had children will be more cautious."--_Kelly._
They that rise wi' the sun hae their wark weel begun.
They that see but your head dinna see a' your height.
"Spoken to men of low stature and high spirits."--_Kelly._
They that see you through the day winna break the house for you at night.
This ungallant proverb signifies that the person addressed is not very good-looking.
They that sin the sin maun bear the shame.
They that stay in the howe will ne'er mount the height.
They walk fair that naebody finds faut wi'.
They were never fain that fidged, nor fu' that lickit dishes.
"Spoken when people shrug their shoulders, as if it was a sign that they were not content."--_Kelly._
They were never first at the wark wha bade G.o.d speed the wark.
They were scant o' bairns that brought you up.
They wha are early up, and hae nae business, hae either an ill wife, an ill bed, or an ill conscience.
They wist as weel that didna speir.
There are those who are more concerned for my welfare than you are, but do not make so many outward protestations of it.
They wyte you an' you're no wyteless.
Things maun aye be someway, even if they're crookit.
Thirteen o' you may gang to the dizzen.
This and better may do, but this and waur will never do.
This world's a widdle as weel as a riddle.
"'A widdle,' a wriggling motion; metaphorically, a struggle or bustle."--_Jamieson._
Thole weel is gude for burning.
"Patience and posset-drink cure all maladies."--_English._
Though auld and wise still tak advice.
Thoughts are free, and if I daurna say I may think.
Thoughts beguile maidens.
Though ye tether time and tide, love and light ye canna hide.
Three can keep a secret when twa are awa.
Three failures and a fire make a Scotsman's fortune.
Thrift's gude revenue.
Time and thinking tame the strongest grief.
Time and tide for nae man bide.
Time tint is never found.
Time tries a', as winter tries the kail.
Time tries whinstanes.
Tine heart, tine a'.
"'I couldna maybe hae made muckle o' a bargain wi' yon lang callant,' said David, when thus complimented on his valour; 'but when ye deal wi' thae folk, it's tine heart, tine a'.'"--_Heart of Midlothian._
Tine needle, tine darg.
If you lose your needle you lose your day's work. Spoken to s.h.i.+ftless persons who complain loudly on the least trifle going wrong with them.
Tine thimble, tine thrift.
t.i.t for tat's fair play.
To fazarts hard hazards are death ere they come nigh.
"Then feir nocht, nor heir nocht, _Dreid_, _danger_, or _despair_, To fazarts hard hazarts Is deid or they c.u.m thair."--_Cherrie and the Slae._
To hain is to hae.
Toom barrels mak maist din.
Toom be your meal pock, and mine ne'er hang on your pin.
Toom stalls mak biting horses.
Touch a gaw'd horse on the back an he'll fling.
"Spoken when you have said something to a man that intrenches upon his reputation, and so have put him in a pa.s.sion."--_Kelly._
