Page:Scotch proverbs, or, The wise sayings of the old people of Scotland.pdf/8

Haud a (illegible text) in your ain (illegible text)
Hae gars a deaf man hear.
Hair and hair make the (illegible text) beard bare.
Hame is hame if it were never sae hamely.
Hand in use is father of (illegible text).
Handle the pudding while it is het.
Hang hunger and drown drouth.
Hap and a halfpenny, is gear enough.
Have ye gear have ye nane, (illegible text) and a's gane.
He brings a staff to break his ain head.
He comes aftner wi' the rake than the shool.
He complains airly that complains of his kail.
He cares nae whase bairn greet if his laugh.
He can sae So and think it no.
He can hide his meat and seek mair.
He can see an inch before his nose.
He does na ay ride when he saddles his horse.
He fells twa dogs wi’ ae stane.
He gat his kail in a riven dish.
He has gotten the boot and the better beast.
He has mickle prayer but little devotion.
He has come to good by misguiding.
He has an eye in his neck.
He has a bee in his bonnet lug.
He has gotten a bite of his ain bridle.
He has the best end of the string.
He has't of kind, he cost it not.
He has feather’d his nest, he may flee when he likes.
He has cowped the meikle dish into the little.
He has gotten the whip-hand of him.
He has licket the butter aff my bread.
He has a crap for a’ corn.
He kens na a B by a bull's foot.
He kens whilk side his cake is butter’d on.
He’ll no let grass grow at his heels.
He’ll gie you the whistle of your groat.
He'll tel't to nae mair than he meets.
He'll make an ill runner that canna gang.
He'll wag as the bush wags.