Proverbs and old sayings Scottish, page 47

1203 proverbs and old sayings scottish

Truth and honesty keep the crown o' the causey.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about honesty, truth

Many court the child for the sake of the nurse.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about children

They loo me for little that hate me for nought.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about hate

Cutting out well is better than sewing up well.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

There was never enough where naething was left.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Ye cut lang whangs out o' ither folk's leather.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Ye glowr'd at the moon, and fell on the midden.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about moon

A bad wound may heal, but a bad name will kill.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about bad luck, name, bad

He has coosten his cloak on the ither shouther.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

There's aye some water where the stirkie drowns.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about water

Touch a gaw'd horse on the back and he'll fling.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Carrying saut to dysart and puddings to tranent.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

The banes of a great estate is worth the piking.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about real estate

Sic reek as is therein comes out of the lum top.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Ye'll never be sae auld with sae mickle honesty.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about honesty

Take your will o't as the cat did o' the haggis.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Fiddlers dogs flesh flies come to feasts unca'd.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

He's a proud fox that winna scrape his ain hole.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about proudness

He's like the craws, he eats himsel' out o' ply.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

It is a silly hen that canna scrape for ae bird.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish