Scottish Proverbs

Scottish proverbs spring from Highlands and Lowlands life, clan loyalties, and seafaring trade. They prize thrift, dry humor, and grit—echoing centuries of border wars, Jacobite hopes, and the hard wind off the North Sea.

There is none without a fault. (Scottish Proverb)
There is a dog in the well. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
There is meikle between word and deed. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
Self-assurance is two-thirds of success. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
Bees that hae honey in their mouths hae stings in their tails. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
Children speak in the field what they hear in the house. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
He that peeks through a keyhole may see what will vex him. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
Charity begins at hame. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
Chairity begins at hame, but shouldna end there. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
A bad wound may heal, but a bad name will kill. (Scottish Proverb)
What may be done at any time will be done at no time. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
Seldom lies the dell dead by the dyke side. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
Weel is that weel does. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
Better bide the cooks nor the mediciners. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
A bird in the hand's worth twa fleeing by. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
A close mouth catches nae fleas. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
Auld men are twice bairns. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
Touch a gaw'd horse on the back and he'll fling. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
Draff's good enough for swine'. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
Rob Peter to Pay Paul. (Scottish Proverb)
He that comes first to the hill, may sit where he will. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
Kamesters are ay creeshie. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
Confession is good for the soul. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
A cold needs the cook as much as the doctor. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
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