Famous Proverbs
1466 Proverbs about Scottish / Page 101
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A Presbyterian minister had a son who was made Archdeacon of Ossery; when this was told to his father, he said, 'If my son will be a knave, I am glad that he will be an archknave.'1002.
A proud mind and an empty purse gree ill thegither.1003.
A reproof is nae poison.1004.
A saft aiver was ne'er a gude horse.1005.
A shored tree stands long.1006.
A sloathfull man is a beggers brother.1007.
A sturdy beggar should hae a stout nae-sayer.1008.
A timid or cowardly person may be raised against the most valuable and useful things.1009.
A wise man wavers, a fool is fixed.1010.
A word is enough to the wise.