# Scots proverbs, ancient and modern, selected from Allan Ramsay and others

Author: Ramsay, Allan, 1684-1758

Genre: Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75667

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Scots+proverbs%2C+ancient+and+modern%2C+selected+from+Allan+Ramsay+and+others+Ramsay&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

A bairn may hae ower muckle o’ his mither’s benison. A bare moor maks a lean hirsel. A’ burdens are light except to the bearer. A blate maiden may mak a bardy gudewife. A blate suitor should hae a gude cause. A’ blews are no true blews. A borrowing man is a sorrowing man. A begun turn is hauf ended. A blate cat maks a proud mouse. A blythe heart maks a blooming look. A bit but, and a bit ben, maks a mim-mou’d maiden at the board en’. A bonny bride is soon busket, and a short horse is soon whisket. A borrowed len’ shou’d gae laughing hame. Abundance of law breaks nae law. A careless maister maks a lazy man. A club fit will no mak a gude shinty. A close mouth catches nae flees. A cock’s ay...

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/scots-proverbs-ancient-and-modern-selected-from-allan-ramsay-an-5d7fa442/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/scots-proverbs-ancient-and-modern-selected-from-allan-ramsay-an-5d7fa442/chapters/2/index.md)