1393 Scottish Proverbs / Page 14
261.
Blood's thicker than water.262.
Blue are the hills that are far away.263.
Bread and cheese is gude to eat when folk can get nae ither meat.264.
Break the legs o' an evil custom.265.
Bring a cow into the hall and she'll run the byre.266.
Broken freendships can be soother'd, but never soond.267.
Burnt bairns dread fire.268.
But then was then, my lad, an' noo is noo;269.
Buy friendship wi' presents, and it will be bought frae you.270.
By guess as the blind man felled the dog.271.
Cadgers speaks of lead saddles.272.
Calk is na sheares. Chalk's no shears.273.
Can do is easily carried aboot wi' ane.274.
Carelessness is worse than a thieve.275.
Carrick for a man, kyle for a coo, cunningham for corn and ale, and a galloway for woo'.276.
Carrying saut to dysart and puddings to tranent.277.
Cast a bane in the deil's teeth.278.
Chairity begins at hame, but shouldna end there.279.
Changes o' wark is a lightening o' hearts.280.
Charge nae mair shot than the piece 'll bear.