A wise man carries his cloak in fair weather, an' a fool wants his in rain.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about weather, rain, man
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish, page 59
1203 proverbs and old sayings scottish
There's naething sae gude on this side o' time but it might hae been better.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about time
He that has one sheep in the flock will like all the rest the better for it.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about rest
Hunger's gude kitchen to a cauld potato, but a wet divot to the lowe o' love.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about kitchen, hunger, love
He that marries a widow will have a dead man's head often thrown in his dish.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about heads, man
He that has his hand in the lion's mouth maun tak it out the best way he can.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
I would as soon see your nose be cheese, and the cat get the first bite of it.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
Pierce the naggers tongue with a thistle and you will hear no more complaints.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
Better to be a cuckold and not know it than to not be one and everybody say so.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
Gie a bairn his will, and a whelp its fill, and nane o' them will e'er do weel.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
Every cock crows loudest on his own dunghill, is a saying common to all nations.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about nation, common sense
Lang straes are nae motes, quo' the wife when she haul'd the eat out o' the kirn.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about wife
May God bless you to live as long as you want to; and want to as long as you live.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about god
They that bourd with cats maun count upo' scarts. Thistles are a sailed for asses.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
Snailie, snailie, shoot out yer horn, and tell us if it'll be a bonny day the morn.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about day
A house without a dog, a cat, or a little child is a house without joy or laughter.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about laughter, home, house, joy, children
Ken when to spend and when to spare, and ye needna be busy, and ye'll ne'er be bare.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
The englishman greets, the irishman sleeps, but the scotchman gangs till he gets it.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
A timid or cowardly person may be raised against the most valuable and useful things.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about people, things
Carrick for a man, kyle for a coo, cunningham for corn and ale, and a galloway for woo'.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about man
