ProverbPedia

Scottish Proverb:
Like to die, mends not the kirk yard.
English Translation:
'Almost dying' does not fill the churchyard.

Scottish Proverb:
Mint or ye strike.
English Translation:
Aim (or warn) before you strike.

Scottish Proverb:
Mony man serves a thanklesse master.
English Translation:
Many a man serves a thankless master.

Scottish Proverb:
Make no balkes of good bear land.
English Translation:
Leave no unplowed strips (balks) in good barley land.

Scottish Proverb:
Nothing is difficile to a well willit man.
English Translation:
Nothing is difficult to a willing man.

Scottish Proverb:
Of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
English Translation:
Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

Scottish Proverb:
Put twa half pennies in a purse, and they will draw together.
English Translation:
Put two halfpennies in a purse, and they will draw together (like seeks like).

Scottish Proverb:
Quhen the steed is stowne, steik the stable doore.
English Translation:
When the horse is stolen, shut the stable door.

Scottish Proverb:
Quhen the bellie is full, the bones wald have rest.
English Translation:
When the belly is full, the bones want rest.

Scottish Proverb:
Sike man, sike master.
English Translation:
Like servant, like master.

Scottish Proverb:
Everie man flames the fat sowes arse.
English Translation:
Every man bastes (greases) the fat sow's backside (flatters the rich).

Scottish Proverb:
Faire words brake never bane, foule words breaks many ane.
English Translation:
Fair words never broke a bone, but foul words break many a one.