ProverbPedia

Scottish Proverb:
Quhen I am dead, make me caddell.
English Translation:
When I am dead, make me caudle (warm spiced gruel—too late to help).

Scottish Proverb:
Quhair the pig breaks, let the shells ly.
English Translation:
Where the earthen pot (pig) breaks, let the shards lie.

Scottish Proverb:
Soothe bourd is na bourd.
English Translation:
A true jest is no jest at all.

Scottish Proverb:
Efter delay comes a lette.
English Translation:
After delay comes an obstacle (hindrance).

Scottish Proverb:
Fooles are fain of right nought.
English Translation:
Fools are delighted by next to nothing.

Scottish Proverb:
Give never the wolfe the wedder to keep.
English Translation:
Never give the wolf the wether (sheep) to guard.

Scottish Proverb:
He that spares to speak, spares to speed.
English Translation:
He who refrains from speaking fails to succeed.

Scottish Proverb:
He is poore that God hates.
English Translation:
He is truly poor whom God hates.

Scottish Proverb:
Hee that compts all costes, will never put plough in the eard.
English Translation:
He who counts every possible cost will never put his plow into the earth.

Scottish Proverb:
He that hes gold may buy land.
English Translation:
He who has gold may buy land.

Scottish Proverb:
He should wear iron shone that bydes his neighbours deed.
English Translation:
He should wear iron shoes who waits for his neighbor's death.

Scottish Proverb:
Hea will gar a deaf man hear.,
English Translation:
'Here, take this!' will make even a deaf man hear.