Never draw your dirk when a blow will do it.
More Scottish Proverbs:
Either a man or a mouse.Scottish
Money is better than my lord's letter.
Scottish
It's a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock.
Scottish
We'll never know the worth of water till the well go dry.
Scottish
False friends are worst than bitter enemies.
Scottish
Charity begins at home, but shouldn't end there.
Scottish