Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about Man, page 5

88 proverbs and old sayings scottish about man

He that marries a widow will have a dead man's head often thrown in his dish.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about man

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

The men o' the east are pykin their geese, and sendin' their feathers here-awa there-awa.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about man

If ye had as little money as ye have manners, ye would be the poorest man of all your kin.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about man

A fool is happier thinking weel o' himself than a wise man is of others thinking weel o' him.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about man

I winna mak a toil o' a pleasure, quo' the man when he buried his wife and was asked to speed it up.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about man

The thatcher said unto his man, Let's raise this ladder if we can. - But first let's drink, maister.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about man

The gravest fish is an oyster; the gravest bird's an ool; the gravest beast's an ass; and the gravest man's a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about man