More Scottish Proverbs

The best armor is to keep out of range... >>

The country rooster dows not crow in the town... >>

Better to light a candle than to curse the darknes... >>

Behind an able man there are always other able men... >>

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry... >>

Other Proverbs

He who is silent gains store.... (Spanish) >>

Happy the child whose father goes to the devil.... (French) >>

From a silent man, and a dog that does not bark, deliver us.... (Spanish) >>

A sooty chimney costs many a beef-steak.... (Spanish) >>

Where they eat your meat let them pick the bones.... (Spanish) >>

Give to a pig when it grunts and a child when it cries , and you will have a fine pig and a bad child

- Scottish Proverb