e he
accidentally met with his father, who did not know him; he invites
his father to a glass of wine, and drinks to him for more
acquaintance."--_Kelly._

Forbid a fool a thing, an' that he'll do.

Force without foresight aften fails.

Forewarned is forearmed.

For fashion's sake, as dogs gae to market.

For faut o' wise men fools sit on binks.

Forgotten pain, when follows gain.

For gude cheese and cheer mony haunt the house.

Many frequent the house for the sake of what they get to eat.

For my ain pleasure, as the man thrashed his wife.

For puir folk they seldom ring.

Fortune and futurity are no to be guessed at.

Fortune favours the brave.

Fortune gains the bride.

Fortune helps the hardy.

"For I haif aft hard suith men say,
And we may see oursells,
That fortune helps the hardy aye,
And pultrones aye repels."--_Cherrie and the Slae._

For want o' a steek a shoe may be tint.

"A stitch in time saves nine." The old nursery lines fully explain
the philosophy of this doctrine. "For want of a nail the shoe was
lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, for want of a horse the
man was lost."

Foster the guest that stays--further him that maun gang.

Foul fa' nought, and then he'll get naething.

Used in satirical allusion to those who expect a legacy from a very
improbable source.

Foul water slockens fire.

Frae saving comes having.

Frae the teeth forward.

He speaks from the lips only, not from the heart.

Freedom's a fair thing.

Fresh fish and poor friends soon grow ill-faur'd.

Fresh fish and unwelcome friends stink before they're three days auld.

Friday flit, short time sit.

Meaning that to remove on a Friday is unlucky.

Friday rules Sunday.

Friends are like fiddle-strings, they mauna be screwed ower ticht.

Friends gree best separate.

Friendship canna stand aye on ae side.

Frost and fausehood hae baith a dirty wa' gang.

Fry stanes wi' butter and the broo will be gude.

Fu' o' courtesy, fu' o' craft.

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Gae shoe the goose.

Gae hap and hang yoursel, then you'll dee dancing.

Gae kiss your Lucky--she lives in Leith.

"A cant phrase, from what rise I know not, but it is made use of
when one thinks it is not worth while to give a distinct answer, or
think themselves foolishly accused."--_Allan Ramsay._

Gae to bed wi' the lamb and rise w