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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

Better lang something than soon naething.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

By guess as the blind man felled the dog.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about blind, man

He that shaws his purse bribes the thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about thieves

Ne'er say Ill fallow to him you deal wi'.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about contentment

He that shows his purse tempts the thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about thieves

Let aye the bell'd wether break the snaw.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Better a poor horse than no horse at all.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Never scad your lips in other fouks kail.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

If a gude man thrive, a' thrives wi' him.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about man

Give a man luck and fling him in the sea.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about bad luck, good luck, man

Barefooted folk shouldna tread on thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Ill won gear winna enrich the third heir.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Highest in the court, nearest the widdie.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish