lang as ye serve the tod ye maun carry his tail.

As lang as ye stand ye dinna stay.

"It is enough to make it appear that you did not stay, if you can
say you never sate down; an argument to make our friend, who is in
haste, to stand and chat awhile."--_Kelly._

As lang lasts the hole as the heel leather.

"Spoken to them that quarrel with a hole in your coat or shoe: often
applied otherways."--_Kelly._

As lang lives the merry man as the sad.

As lang rins the tod as he has feet.

A slow hand maks a sober fortune.

A slow fire maks a sweat maut.

A sma' leak will sink a great ship.

As menseless as a tinkler's messan.

As merry's a mautman.

A smith's house is aye lowin'.

As mony heads as mony wits.

As muckle upwith as muckle downwith.

A's no gowd that glitters, nor maidens that wear their hair.

"It was the fashion some years ago (1721) for virgins to go
bareheaded. The proverb means that everything is not so good as it
appears."--_Kelly._

A's no help that's at hand.

A's no ill that's ill like.

A's no part.

A's no tint that fa's bye.

A's no tint that's in hazard.

A sorrowfu' heart's aye dry.

"Spoken when widows or widowers drink liberally, alledging it was to
quench their sorrow."--_Kelly._

A sooth bourd is nae bourd.

"'D'ye hear that, Provost?' said Summertrees. 'Your wife's a witch,
man; you should nail a horse-shoe on your chamber door. Ha, ha, ha!'

"This sally did not take so well as the former efforts of the
laird's wit. The lady drew up, and the Provost said, half aside,
'The sooth bourd is nae bourd; you will find the horse-shoe hissing
hot, Summertrees.'"--_Redgauntlet._

As poor as a kirk mouse.

A spunefu' o' stink will spoil a patfu' o' skink.

"Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a
stinking savour; so doth a little folly him that is in reputation
for wisdom and honour."--_Ecclesiastes_, x. 1.

A spur in the head's worth twa in the heel.

As sair fights the wren as the crane.

As sair greets the bairn that's paid at e'en as it that gets its paiks
in the morning.

As sib as sieve and riddle that grew in ae wood.

"Spoken of them who groundlessly pretend kindred to great
persons."--_Kelly._

As sune comes the lamb's skin to the market as the auld tup's.

"Of young die many, of old 'scape not any."--_English._

As sure's death.