World Proverbs / Scottish Proverbs
1393 Scottish Proverbs.1.  A bad reaper never gets a good sickle.2. A bad wound may heal, but a bad name will kill.3. A bawbee cat may look at a king.4. A begun turn is half ended.5. A bird in the hand is worth twa in the bush.6. A bird in the hand's worth twa fleeing by.7. A bird in the hand's worth two fleeing by.8. A bit but and a bit ben maks a mim maiden at the board end.9. A black hen lays a white egg.10. A blate cat makes a proud mouse.11. A blind man needs no looking glass.12. A blyth heart makes a blomand visage.13. A blythe heart makes a blooming look.14. A bold foe is better than a cowardly friend.15. A child may have too much of his mother's blessing.16. A close mouth catches nae fleas.17. A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.18. A cock's aye cruse on his ain midden-head.19. A cold needs the cook as much as the doctor.20. A crook in the forth is worth an earldom in the north. |