ProverbPedia

Scottish Proverb:
Hulie and fair, men rides far journeys.
English Translation:
Slowly and steadily, men ride far journeys.

Scottish Proverb:
He cals me skabbed, because I will not call him skade.
English Translation:
He calls me scabby so that I won't get the chance to call him scald-headed first.

Scottish Proverb:
He will see day light at a little hole.
English Translation:
[Of greedy persons] He can see daylight through a tiny hole (sees the smallest chance for gain).

Scottish Proverb:
He looks like a Lochwhaber axe.
English Translation:
[Of frightened persons] He looks as grim/startled as a Lochaber axe.

Scottish Proverb:
He kens his groats among other folks kail.
English Translation:
[Of wily/crafty persons] He knows his own hulled oats (groats) even when boiled in other people's broth.

Scottish Proverb:
He is as bair as the birk at Zule evin.
English Translation:
[Of wastrels and bankrupts] He is as bare as the birch tree on Christmas Eve.

Scottish Proverb:
He brings a staff to his own head.
English Translation:
[Of ignorant persons] He brings a club down upon his own head.

Scottish Proverb:
He can say, My jo, and think it not.
English Translation:
[Of hypocrites] He can say 'My darling' (my jo) and not mean it.

Scottish Proverb:
It is fair in hall, where beards wags all.
English Translation:
It is merry in the hall when all beards wag (everyone feasts together).

Scottish:
A good beginning makes a good ending.
English Translation:
A good beginning makes a good ending.

Scottish Proverb:
A black shoe makes a blythe heart.
English Translation:
A polished black shoe makes a cheerful heart.

Scottish Proverb:
A fair bryde is soon buskt, and a short horse soone wispt.
English Translation:
A fair bride is soon dressed, and a short horse is soon curried (rubbed down with a wisp).