An unhappy man's cart is eith to tumble.
An unhappy man's cart is eith to tumble.
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An unhappy man's cart is eith to tumble.
Hens are free o' horse corn.
When I am dead make me caudle.
A man may hold his tongue in an ill time.
Fleying [frightening] a bird is no the way to grip it.
Murder will out.
As the fool thinks, the bell tinks.
If you would have a thing well done, do it yourself.
Better haud by a hair nor draw by a tether.
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
Naethin is got without pains but dirt and lang nails.
A handsaw is a good thing, but not to shave with.
He that gapes till he be fed will gape till he be dead.
Naething in haste but gripping o' fleas.
Under water, dearth; under snow, bread.
Every fox must pay his own skin to the flayer.
Misfortunes seldom come single.
The toughest skin holds longest out.
You may go farther and fare worse.
A piece of a kid is worth two of a cat.
A gude name is sooner tint [lost] than won.
Physician, heal thyself.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed.