Open confession is good for the soul.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Honesty
He that loves law will soon get his fill of it.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Law
Better bend than break.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Acceptance, Compromise
Insults should be well avenged or well endured.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Insults
Peace is the well from which the stream of joy runs.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Peace, Joy
May God bless you to live as long as you want to; and want to as long as you live!
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Living, Life, Blessings
One may survive distress, but not disgrace.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Honor
Wink at small faults, for you have great ones yourself.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Mistakes, Faults
Hours are Time’s shafts, and one comes winged with death.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Bad Times
He that winna be ruled by the rudder maun be ruled by the rock.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Persuasion
Fools get things mixed up and wise men straighten them out.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Wisdom
Better unborn than untaught.
—Scottish Proverb
A bad wound may heal, but a bad name will kill.
—Scottish Proverb
You will never know a man till you do business with him.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Business
Be happy while you’re living, for you’re a long time dead.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Bad Times, Happiness, Carpe-diem, Death
Never marry for money. Ye’ll borrow it cheaper.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Marriage
Fools are aye fond o’ flittin’ and wise men o’ sittin’.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Wisdom
Repentance won’t cure mischief.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Repentance, Forgiveness
Danger and delight grow on one stalk.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Risk, Danger
A willing mind makes a light foot.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Mind
Were it not for hope the heart would break.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Hope
A man is a lion for his own cause.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Courage, Self-Discovery
Give and take makes good friends.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Friendship
False friends are worse than bitter enemies.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Enemy, Proverbs, Enemies
Better sit idle than work for nought.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Idleness
While a person gets they can never lose.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Work
Fools look to tomorrow; wise men use tonight.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Tomorrow
If the doctor cures, the sun sees it; if he kills, the earth hides it.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Proverbs, Doctors
A thread will tie an honest man better than a chain a rogue.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Honesty
Ask thy purse what thou should spend.
—Scottish Proverb
Topics: Money
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