Proverbs By Language

"Porta rispettu a lu locu unni stai."

"Non nominare la fune in casa dell impiccato starden."

"Chi la dura la vinci."

"Quannu s' abbrucia la casa di lu to vicinu, porta l' acqua a casa to."

"Parola detta e sasso tirato non fù più suo ."

"Quando brucia nel vicinato, porta l' acqua casa tua."

"Quattrino risparmiato du volte guadagnato."

"When ae door steeks anither opens."

"What carlins hain, cats eat."

"Weel is that weel does."

"The smiths mear and the souters wife are aye warst shod."

"Time and tide for nae man bide."

"Ye maun tak the will for the deed."

"Speak well of the highlands, but dwell in the laigh."

"The nearer the bane the sweeter."

"Loud cheeps the mouse, when the cat's no rustling."

"Naething venture, naething have."

"Necessity ' s the mither o invention."

"It is a mean mouse that has but ae hole."

"If wishes were horses, beggars wad ride, And a' the world be drown d' in pride."

"If ye like the nut, crack it."

"In at ae lug and out at the ither."

"If ifs and ans were kettles and pans, there would be nae use for tinklers."

"Our ain reek's better than ither folk's fire."

"He suld hae a langshankit spune that wad sup kail wi the deil."

"He that canna do as he would maun do as he may."

"Happy for the son, when the dad gaes to the deil."

"He gangs lang barefoot that waits for dead men's shune."

"He that keeks through a keyhole may see what will vex him."

"Empty barrels mak maist din."

"Good ware makes a quick market."

"He wha marries for love without money, has merry nights and surry days."

"Gude health is better than wealth."

"The remedy is worse than the disease."

"By chance a cripple may catch a hare."

"Delays are dangerous."

"As the old Cock craws, the young Cock lears."

"Bees that hae honey in their mouths, hae stings in their tales."

"Diffidence is the mother o' safety."

"A fule may gie a wise man counsel."

"A gude beginning maks a gude ending."

"Anger begins wi' folly, and ends wi' repentance."

"A close mouth catches nae flees."

"Eagles catch nae flees."

"Seldom lies the dell dead by the dyke side."

"Eild should hae honour."

"Met het fluitken gewonnen, met het trommelken verteerd."

"Oud zo is duivels zot."

"Men moet de huid niet willen verdelen voor dat de beer duud is."

"Men nyght onder den boom, daermen te bet afheeft."