Scotch proverbs

She that takes gifts her self, she sels; and she that gives, does nought else.

As fair greits the bairn that is dung after noon, as he that is dung before noon.

No man can seek his marrow in the Kirn, so weil as he that hes bin in it himself.

Many maisters, quoth the Poddock to the Harrow, when every tind took her a knock.

There are many fair words in the marriage making, but few in the tochergood paying.

Ye breed of the cat, ye would fain have fish, but ye have na will to wet your feet.

Little kens the wife that sits by the fire, how the wind blows cold in hurle-burle swyre.

He that takes all his geir fra himself, and gives it to his bairns, it were weil ward to take a mell and knock out his hairns.

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