As long fives the merry-man, as the wretch for all the craft he can.
Proverbs and old sayings about man
Proverbs and old sayings, page 1783
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Ye breed of the Millers dog, ye lick your lips ere the poke be open.
Proverbs and old sayings
I would I had as meikle pepper as he counts himself worthy Mice dirt.
Proverbs and old sayings
Hunting, hawking, and paramours, for one joy an hundred displeasures.
Proverbs and old sayings about joy
He is not the fool that the fool is, but he that with the fool deals.
Proverbs and old sayings
Unskilfull mediciners, and horse-marshels slayes, both man and beast.
Proverbs and old sayings about man
Shame shall fall them that shame thinks, to do themselves a good turn.
Proverbs and old sayings about shame, fall, good, good luck
If a man knew what would be dear, he would be but Merchant for a year.
Proverbs and old sayings about man
He that speaks the things he should not, hears the things he would not.
Proverbs and old sayings about things
It is na mair pitty to see a Woman greit, nor to see a Goose go barefoot.
Proverbs and old sayings about woman
Put a begger on horseback, and he will ride fast, or else break his neck.
Proverbs and old sayings about fasting
Follow love, and it will flee from thee; leave it, and it will follow thee.
Proverbs and old sayings about love
Put your hand into the creel, and you will get either an adder, or an Eele.
Proverbs and old sayings about contentment
Ane may lead a Horse to the water, but four and twenty cannot gar him drink.
Proverbs and old sayings about drinking, water
She that takes gifts her self, she sels; and she that gives, does nought else.
Proverbs and old sayings about self-control, gifts
As fair greits the bairn that is dung after noon, as he that is dung before noon.
Proverbs and old sayings
No man can seek his marrow in the Kirn, so weil as he that hes bin in it himself.
Proverbs and old sayings about man
Many maisters, quoth the Poddock to the Harrow, when every tind took her a knock.
Proverbs and old sayings
There are many fair words in the marriage making, but few in the tochergood paying.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about marriage, word
Ye breed of the cat, ye would fain have fish, but ye have na will to wet your feet.
Proverbs and old sayings about fishing
