ProverbPedia

Scottish Proverb:
Sike lippes, sike latace.
English Translation:
Such lips, such lettuce (like matches like).

Scottish Proverb:
Efter lang mint, never dint.
English Translation:
After a long aim (threat), never a blow.

Scottish Proverb:
For fault of wise men, fooles sits on binks.
English Translation:
For lack of wise men, fools sit on the judge's benches.

Scottish Proverb:
God sends men cauld as they have clothes to.
English Translation:
God sends men cold according to the clothes they have.

Scottish Proverb:
He that crabbes without cause, should mease without mends.
English Translation:
He who gets angry without cause should calm down without compensation (apology).

Scottish Proverb:
He is a proud Tod that will not scrape his own hole.
English Translation:
He is a proud fox that will not dig his own den.

Scottish Proverb:
He that evil does, never good weines.
English Translation:
He who does evil never expects good.

Scottish Proverb:
He is worth na weill that may not byde na wae.
English Translation:
He does not deserve prosperity who cannot endure adversity.

Scottish Proverb:
He is a sairie cook that may not lick his own finger.
English Translation:
He is a pitiful cook who cannot lick his own fingers.

Scottish Proverb:
He that blaws best bears away the horne.
English Translation:
He who blows best carries off the horn (wins the prize).

Scottish Proverb:
He counts himself worthie meikle myce dirt.
English Translation:
[Of boasters or new upstarts] He considers himself worth a great deal of mouse dirt.

Scottish Proverb:
He harpes ay on ane string.
English Translation:
[Of unprofitable foolish persons] He harps always on one string.