Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Scottish Proverbs (923 Proverbs)
- Surfeit slayes mae nor the sword.
(Scottish Proverb)
- The Malt is above the Meal.
(Scottish Proverb)
- There came never ill of good Advisement.
(Scottish Proverb)
- They are as wife, as speir not.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Thraw the wand while it is green.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Use your friend as ye would have him.
(Scottish Proverb)
- With empty hand no man should hawks allure.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Ye may drink of the burn, but not bite of the brae.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Every man can rule an ill wife, but he that hes Her.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Fool hast is no speed.
(Scottish Proverb)
- God sends men cold, as they have clothes to.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Hap and an halfpennie is worlds geir enough.
(Scottish Proverb)
- He is not the fool that the fool is, but he that with the fool deals.
(Scottish Proverb)
- He sits above that deals aikers.
(Scottish Proverb)
- He that hes twa huirds, is able to get the third.
(Scottish Proverb)
- He that spares to speak, spares to speed.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Hunger is hard in a heal man.
(Scottish Proverb)
- If I can get his cart at a Waltar, I shall lend it a put.
(Scottish Proverb)
- It is a fair feild where all are dung down.
(Scottish Proverb)
- It is good fishing in drumbling waters.
(Scottish Proverb)
- It is not tint that is done to friends.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Kamesters are ay creeshie.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Lear young, lear fair.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Little troubles the eye, but far lesse the soul.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Man propones, but God dispones.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Meat is good, but Mense is better.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Musle not the Oxens mouth.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Nothing comes sooner to light, than that which is long hid.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Over high, over laigh.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Preists and Doves, make foul houses.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Quhat better is the house that the Daw rises in the morning.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Quhen the well is full, it will run over.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Sairy be your meil-poke, and ay your nieve in the nook on't.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Shew me the man, and I will shew you the Law.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Swear by your brunt shins.
(Scottish Proverb)
- The mother of mischief is na mair nor a midgewing.
(Scottish Proverb)
- There is a dog in the well.
(Scottish Proverb)
- They are good willy of their Horse that hes none.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Thy Thumb is under my Belt.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Waken not sleeping dogs.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Women and bairns keep counsell of that they ken not.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Ye may puind for debt, but not for unkindnesse.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Every man for Himself, quoth the mertine.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Fools are fain of flitting.
(Scottish Proverb)
- God sends never the mouth, but the meat with it.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Happy man, happy cavil.
(Scottish Proverb)
- He is poor that God Hates.
(Scottish Proverb)
- He sits full still that hes a riven brick.
(Scottish Proverb)
- He that hews over hie, the spail will fall into his eye.
(Scottish Proverb)
- He that spends his geir on a whore, hes both shame and skaith.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Hunting, hawking, and paramours, for one joy an hundred displeasures.
(Scottish Proverb)
- If I may not keep geese, I shall keep gesline.
(Scottish Proverb)
- It is a fairy brewing that is not good in the newing.
(Scottish Proverb)
- It is good mows that fills the wemb.
(Scottish Proverb)
- It is short while seen the louse boore the langelt.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Kindnesse cannot be bought for geir.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Leave the Court, ere the Court leave thee.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Little wars an ill hussie what a dinner holds in.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Many Aunts, many Eames, many kin, and few friends.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Meat makes, and clothes shapes, but manners makes a man.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Na man can both sup and blow together.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Nothing enters a close Hand.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Over hot, over cold.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Pride and sweirnesse would have meikle upholding.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Quhen a man is full of lust, his wemb is full of leasing.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Quhen thy neighbours house is on fire, take tent to thy own.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Scots-men reckon ay fra an ill hour.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Shod in the cradle, bair-foot in the Stubble.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Take a man by his word, and a Cow by her horn.
(Scottish Proverb)
- The mouth that lyes, slayes the foul.
(Scottish Proverb)
- There is little sap in dry peis hools.
(Scottish Proverb)
- They are lightly herrite, that hes all their awn.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Thy tongue is no slander.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Wark bears witnesse who weil does.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Wonder lasts but nine nights in a Town.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Ye ride a bootlesse errand.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Every man slams the fat sows Arse.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Fools are fain of right nought.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Gods help is nearer nor the fair even.
(Scottish Proverb)
- Have God and have All.
(Scottish Proverb)
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