Scottish Proverbs (923 Proverbs)
- Eat and drink measurely, and defie the mediciners.
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- Falshood made never a fair Hinder-end.
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- Forbid a fool a thing, and that he will do.
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- Had-I-fish, was never good with Garlick.
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- He is a fairy beggar that may not goe by ane mans door.
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- He loves me for little that hates me for nought.
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- He that does bidding, deserves na dinging.
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- He that is welcome fares well.
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- He was scant of news, that told his father was hang'd.
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- I wat where my own shoe binds me.
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- Ill weeds waxes weil.
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- It is as meet as a Sow to bear a Saddle.
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- It is ill to make a bowing horn of a tods tail.
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- It will be an ill web to bleitch.
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- Kings have a long ears.
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- Like to die mends not the Kirkyard.
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- Lordships changes manners.
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- Many man serves a thanklesse master.
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- Men may buy Gold over dear.
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- Neirest the King, neirest the Widdie.
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- Of other mens leather, men take large whangs.
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- Peter in, and Paul out.
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- Put your hand into the creel, and you will get either an adder, or an Eele.
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- Quhen the cup is fullest, bear it evenest.
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- Reavers should not be rewers.
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- Send, and fetch.
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- Sike Priest, sike Offering.
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- The blind Horse is hardiest.
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- The thing that is fristed, is not forgiven.
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- There is na thief without a Resetter.
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- They put at the Cairt, that is ay gangan.
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- True love kythes in time of need.
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- Weil is that weil does.
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- Ye breed of the cat, ye would fain have fish, but ye have na will to wet your feet.
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- Your winning is no my tinsel.
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- Eaten meat is good to pay.
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- Far fought, and dear bought, is good for Ladies.
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- Foul water slokens fire.
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- Hair, and hair, makes the Carles head bare.
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- He is a fairy Cook, that may not lick his own fingers.
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- He mon have leave to speak that cannot had his tongue.
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- He that does his turn in time, sits half idle.
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- He that lippens to bon plows, his land will ly ley.
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- Hea, will gar a deaf man hear.
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- I would I had as meikle pepper as he counts himself worthy Mice dirt.
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- Ill win, ill warit.
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- It is as meet as a thief for the widdie.
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- It is ill to waken sleeping dogs.
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- It will come in an hour, that will not come in a year.
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- Knowledge is eith born about.
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- Liked geir is half bought.
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- Love hes no lack.
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- Many man speirs the gate he kens full well.
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- Mends is worth misdeeds.
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- Neirest to the Kirk, farthest fra God.
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- Of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
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- Pith is good in all Playes.
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- Put your hand no farther nor your sleeve may reek.
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- Quhen the eye sees not, the heart rewes not.
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- Rhue and time, grows both in ane garden.
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- Seying goes good cheap.
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- Small winning makes a heavy purse.
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- The goose-pan is above the roast.
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- The tree falls not at the first strake.
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- There is no friend, to a friend in mister.
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- They that speirs meikle will get wot of part.
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- Twa Daughters, and a back-door, are three stark thieves.
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- Well done, soon done.
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- A Fair Bride is soon buskt, and a short Horse is soon wispt.
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- A good dog never barkt but a bene.
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- A man may see his friend need, but will not see him bleed.
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- A skabbed sheep syles ail the flock.
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- Airly crooks the Tree that good Lammock should be.
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- All things hes an end, a Pudding hes twa.
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- An old Knave is na bairn.
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- Anes wood, never wise, ay the worse.
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- Auld men are twice bairns.
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- Better be alone nor in ill company.
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- Better lang little, then soon right nought.
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- Betwixt twae stools the arse falls down.
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