A man of words, but no deeds, is like a garden full of weeds.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about deeds, garden, word, man
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A man o' words, and no o' deeds, is like a garden fu' o' weeds.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about deeds, garden, word, man
Ae man may steal a horse where another daurna look ower the hedge.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about man
He rides well that never falls: he is a perfect man who never errs.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about perfection, man
Unskilfull mediciners and horse-marshels slayes both man and beast.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about man
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
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
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
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 speed, pleasure, wife, 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 drinking, man
People are man's medicine.
Proverbs and old sayings about medicine, people, man
A dead man pays no debts.
Proverbs and old sayings Serbian about man
A man without enemies is worthless.
Proverbs and old sayings Serbian about enemies, man
It is difficult to find a man but it's easy to recognize him.
Proverbs and old sayings Serbian about man
The glory of ancestors should not prevent a man winning glory for himself.
Proverbs and old sayings Serbian about glory, ancestors, man
The glory of ancestors should not prevent a man from winning glory for himself.
Proverbs and old sayings Serbian about glory, ancestors, man
The rich man has little need.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about need, wealth, man
Night time sleep counsels man.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about sleep, night, time, man
Every dog barks at a poor man.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about man
A jealous man is born cuckolded.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about man
