Page:Scots proverbs, ancient and modern.pdf/5



5   As lang lives the merry man as the sad. As lang as ye serve the tod ye maun bear up his tail. As the sow fills the draff sours. As the auld cock craws, the young cock learns. As the fool thinks, the bell clinks. As the market gangs the wares maun sell. As weel be hang'd for a wedder as a lamb. As ye lo'e me look in my dish. As ye do yoursel you judge your neibours. As ye mak your bed, sae ye maun lie down. A safe conscience msks a sound sleep. A sillerless man gangs fast through the market. A sinking master maks aft a rising man. A slothfu' hand maks a slim fortune. As ye brew weel ye'll drink the better. A spur in the lead is worth twa in the heel. A sturdy beggar shou'd hae a stout naysayer. A tale-teller is waur than a thief. A taking hand will never want. A tale never tines in the telling. A wight man never wanted a weapon. A thread will tye an honest man better than a rape a knave. A tocherless dame sits lang at hame. A twapenny cat may look at a king A wee bush is better than nae bield. A wee thing fleys cowards. Auld men are twice bairns, Auld sparrows are ill to tame. Auld springs gi'e nae price. A yeld sow was never gude to grices.

B   Bare gentry, bragging beggars.--Bastard brood are ay preud. Be lang sick that ye may be soon hale. Beggars shou'd na be choosers, Beg frae beggars you'll never be rich,