ProverbPedia

Scottish Proverb:
A hastie man never wanted woe.
English Translation:
A hasty man never lacked woe.

Scottish Proverb:
A skabbit sheep files all the flock.
English Translation:
A scabby sheep defiles (infects) the whole flock.

Scottish Proverb:
Ane ill word meets another, and it were at the bridge of London.
English Translation:
One bad word meets another, even if it were at London Bridge.

Scottish Proverb:
All the speid is in the spurres.
English Translation:
All the speed is in the spurs.

Scottish Proverb:
A tarrowing bairn was never fat.
English Translation:
A picky (complaining) child was never fat.

Scottish Proverb:
As long lives the merrie man as the wretch for all the craft hee can.,
English Translation:
The merry man lives as long as the miser, for all the cunning he knows.

Scottish Proverb:
A horse may snapper on foure feet.
English Translation:
A horse may stumble even on four feet.

Scottish Proverb:
A heartie hand to give a hungrie meltith.
English Translation:
A generous hand to give a hungry meal.

Scottish Proverb:
A Scottish man is wise behinde the hand.
English Translation:
A Scotsman is wise after the event.

Scottish Proverb:
Better half egge nor toome doupe.
English Translation:
Better half an egg than an empty shell.

Scottish Proverb:
Better saucht with little aucht, nor care with many kow.
English Translation:
Better peace of mind with few possessions than anxiety with many cows.

Scottish Proverb:
Better spaire at the breird nor at the bottome.
English Translation:
Better to spare at the brim than at the bottom.

Scottish Proverb:
It is a paine both to pay and pray.
English Translation:
It is painful both to pay and to beg (pray) for it.

Scottish Proverb:
It hes neither arse nor elbow.
English Translation:
It has neither bottom nor elbow (neither head nor tail; makes no sense).

Scottish Proverb:
It is weill said, but wha will bell the cat.
English Translation:
That is well said, but who will bell the cat?

Scottish Proverb:
It is ill to make a blowen horne of a tods tail.
English Translation:
You cannot make a blowing horn out of a fox's tail.