Proverbs and old sayings, page 1820

43574 proverbs and old sayings

Take a pint and 'gree, the law's costly.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about law

War makes thieves, and peace hangs them.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about thieves, war, peace

Let him take a spring on his ain fiddle.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about spring

If you don't see the bottom, don't wade.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about contentment

There was never a fair word in flything.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about word

It is not what is she, but what has she.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Laugh at leisure ye may greet ere night.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about night

Let na the plough stand to slay a mouse.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

He has meikle prayer but little devotion.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

He'll make an ill rinner that canna gang.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

He that canna make sport shou'd mar nane.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about sport

He 'II neither dance nor hold the candle.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about dance

He likes nae beef that grows on my banes.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

He's free o' fruit that wants an orchard.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about garden

Fortune aye favours the active and bauld.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about wealth

He begs frae them that borrowed frae him.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Reckon up your winning at your bed-stock.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

That's for the father and no for the son.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

There is mony a true tale tald in a jest.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about fairy tales

Do as the lasses do, say no, and take it.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish