The worth of a thing is best kent by the want o't.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about things
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It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about poverty, sin, man
It's stinking praise comes oot o' ane's own mouth.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about praise
Glasgow people, Greenock folk, and Paisley bodies.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about people
He that lends money to a friend has a double loss.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about money
It is a silly flocks where the ewe bears the bell.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
Spare when ye're young, and spend when ye're auld.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
Snapper, to stumble. Even the best of men may err.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about man
Fire and water are gude servants but ill maisters.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about fire, fire brigade, water
Pigs may whistle, but they hae an ill mouth for't.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
Set that down on the back side of your count-book.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
Your thrift's as good as the profit of a yell hen.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about good, good luck
Never seek a wife till ye ken what to do with her.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about wife
Twelve highlanders and a bagpipe make a rebellion.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
He that teaches himself has a fool for his master.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
Flaes and a girning wife are wakerife bed fellows.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about wife
He that wants content canna sit easy in his chair.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
I ken by your half-tale what your hale tale means.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about fairy tales
If it werena for the belly the back wad wear gowd.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
There's a word in my wame, but it's ower far down.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about word
