t man whom God has set his mark upon.

"I went once to a conventicle on a mountain side, in company of a
very sage intelligent gentleman, who, seeing the preacher want two
joints of each ring finger, having a nail upon the third, he
immediately took horse and rode away. I asked him what ailed him? He
said, 'God had set a mark upon that man, and he was sure it was not
for nothing.' This man proved a great plague to his country, was the
death of a great many, and came to a violent end himself."--_Kelly._

Tak a man by his word and a cow by her horn.

Tak him up on his fine eggs, and ane o' them rotten.

Tak nae mair on your back than ye're able to bear.

Tak pairt o' the pelf when the pack's dealing.

Tak the bit and the buffet wi't.

"What tho' sometimes, in angry mood,
When she puts on her barlik hood,
Her dialect seems rough and rude,
Let's ne'er be flee't,
But tak our bit, when it is gude,
An' buffet wi't."--_Allan Ramsay._

Bear patiently taunts and ill usage, if advantages come with them.

Tak the head for the washing.

Tak the readiest to serve the needfu'ist.

Tak the will for the deed.

Tak time ere time be tint.

"Tak tyme, in tyme, or tyme be tint,
For tyme will not remain."--_Cherrie and the Slae._

Tak your ain will and ye'll no dee o' the pet.

Tak your ain will o't, as the cat did o' the haggis--first ate it, and
then creepit into the bag.

This and the preceding proverb, Kelly says, "are spoken to them who
obstinately persist in an unreasonable design."

Tak your meal wi' ye an' your brose will be thicker.

Used sarcastically by those who take a good meal _before_ they go to
partake of one with a friend; signifying that they do not expect to
be too well treated.

Tak your thanks to feed your cat.

Tak your venture, as mony a gude ship has done.

Tak your will, you're wise enough.

Tak wit wi' your anger.

Tam-tell-truth's nae courtier.

Tappit hens like cock-crowing.

Tarry breeks pays nae freight.

Persons in the same trade are generally willing to oblige one
another. "Pipers don't pay fiddlers."--_English._ "One barber shaves
another."--_French._

Tarry lang brings little hame.

Tell nae tales out o' schule.

Tell the truth and shame the deil.

Thank ye for cakes, I have scones in my pocket.

That bolt came ne'er out o'