Scottish Proverb
» Adversity » “Any port in a storm.”
» Compromise » “Better bend than break.”
» Confession » “Confessed faults are half-mended.”
» Confession » “Open confession is good for the soul.”
» Danger » “Danger and delight grow on one stalk.”
» Doctors » “If the doctor cures, the sun sees it; if he kills, the earth hides it.”
» Enemies » “False friends are worst than bitter enemies.”
» Equality » “Perfect love cannot be without equality.”
» Faults » “Wink at small faults, for you have great ones yourself.”
» God » “Forsake not God till you find a better master.”
» Happiness » “Be happy while you’re living, for you’re a long time dead.”
» Honesty » “A thread will tie an honest man better than a chain a rogue.”
» Honor » “One may survive distress, but not disgrace.”
» Hope » “Were it not for hope the heart would break.”
» Life and Living » “May God bless you to live as long as you want to; and want to as long as you live!”
» Marriage » “It’s a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock.”
» Marriage » “Never marry for money. Ye’ll borrow it cheaper.”
» Money » “Money is flat and meant to be piled up.”
» Persuasion » “He that winna be ruled by the rudder maun be ruled by the rock.”
» Prayer » “Prayer and practice is good rhyme.”
» Rebellion » “Twelve highlanders and a bagpipe make a rebellion.”
» Sin » “It’s sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.”
» Vengeance » “Where vice is vengeance follows.”
» Wealth » “Plenty makes dainty!”
» Work » “While a person gets they can never lose.”
» Worth » “We’ll never know the worth of water till the well go dry.”
