839 Scotch Proverbs / Page 4
61. 
A proud heart in a poor breast, has meikle dolour to dree.
62. 
A racklesse hussy makes mony thieves.
63. 
A Scots man is ay wife behind band.
64. 
A shored Tree stands long.
65. 
A silly bairn is eith to lear.
66. 
A Skabbed Horse is good enough for a skald Squire.
67. 
A skabbed sheep syles ail the flock.
68. 
A skade mans head is soon broke.
69. 
A sloathfull man is a Beggers brother.
70. 
A spoon full of skytter spills a pot full of skins.
71. 
A still Sow eats all the Draff.
72. 
A tarrowing bairn was never fat.
73. 
A teem purse makes a bleat merchant.
74. 
A tratler is worse then a thief.
75. 
A travelled man hath leave to lye.
76. 
A Vaunter and a Lyar is both one thing.
77. 
A wight man never wanted a weapon.
78. 
A Wool-seller kens a Wool-buyer.
79. 
A word before is worth two behinde.
80. 
A yeeld Sow was never good to gryses.
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