1393 Scottish Proverbs / Page 57
1121.
The poor man's shilling is but a penny.1122.
The scholar may war the master.1123.
The simple man's the begger's brother.1124.
The snail is as sune at its rest as the swallow.1125.
The still sow eats up a' draff.1126.
The thatcher said unto his man, Let's raise this ladder if we can. - But first let's drink, maister.1127.
The thiefer-like the better sodger.1128.
The thing that's done is no to do.1129.
The tod keeps aye his ain hole clean.1130.
The tod's whelps are ill to tame.1131.
The warld is bound to nae man.1132.
The wolf micht loss his teeth, but never his nature.1133.
The worth of a thing is best kent by the want o't.1134.
Them that likesna water brose will scunner at cauld steerie.1135.
There are mae married than good house-hadders.1136.
There are mae ways to the wood then ane.1137.
There are mair foxes than there are holes for.1138.
There are many fair words in the marriage making.1139.
There grows nae grass at the cross.1140.
There grows nae grass at the market cross.