Proverbs and Sayings
“Du dösna bite sae sair as du girns”
refers to one who, under a rough exterior, has a kindly heart.
“They're wilt that wales”
has reference to the difficulty often experienced in choosing among many things.
“It's a willin' will that leads a man to the lady's hoose.”
Will signifies to lose one's way as in a fog, and when a man arrives at the house of his sweetheart, pretending he has wilt (lost his way), it is understood to be a willing accident. Of lovers they say:
“They hae mony a errand i da Ha' that bids the lady guid-day.”
“There's mair i' dy sheeks as i' dy breeks”
is applied to any braggart who pretends to do what he cannot accomplish.
“There's mony a brave lad on the head o' a dead fish.”
This saying doubtless had its origin in
connection with whale hunting, and is
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