PROVERB
A penniless man walks fast through the market.
PROVERB
After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile.
PROVERB
Love of our neighbor is the only door out of the dungeon of self.
PROVERB
Never argue, simply keep repeating your assertion.
PROVERB
If you spend a year with a cripple you'll limp at the end of it.
PROVERB
Anger is more hurtful than the wrong that caused it.
PROVERB
Fair words won't make the pot boil.
PROVERB
Biting and cratching is Scots folk's wooing.
PROVERB
Better a good name than a fine face.
PROVERB
Wide ears and short tongues are best.
PROVERB
A bad wound may heal, but a bad name will kill.
PROVERB
You cannot gather berries off just any bush.
PROVERB
He that has a big nose things everyone speaks of it.
PROVERB
Where the craw flies her tail follows.
PROVERB
Fair exchange is no robbery.
PROVERB
Fancy was a bonnie dog but fortune took the tail from it.
PROVERB
If the Lord slight the lady so will the kitchen boys.
PROVERB
He never lies but when the holly is green.
PROVERB
The worst may be handled when it is known.
PROVERB
The tree doesn't always fall at the first stroke.
PROVERB
There's always life in a living man.
PROVERB
Give a beggar a bed and he'll pay you with a louse.
PROVERB
Though the cow may die, the grass will still grow.
PROVERB
Calling names brakes no bones.
PROVERB
Better be a coward than a corpse.
PROVERB
He that talks to himself speaks to a fool.
PROVERB
Those that board with cats may count on scratches.
PROVERB
A wild goose never laid tame eggs.
PROVERB
Empty barrels make the most noise.
PROVERB
The're not all saints that get the name of it.
PROVERB
They that love must speak least.
PROVERB
The willing horse is always worked to death.
PROVERB
The best-laid schemes of mice and men often go astray.
PROVERB
When the cup is ful, carry it even.
PROVERB
They that smell least, smell best.
PROVERB
They that live longest, see most.
PROVERB
They that dance must pay the fiddler.
PROVERB
They talk of my drinking but never my thirst.
PROVERB
They are good that are away.
PROVERB
There never came ill of good advisement.
PROVERB
The devil's boots don't creak.
PROVERB
The day has eyes, the night has ears.

LOVE FOR LOVE: Scottish Love Poems by Robert Burns

Ithers seek they ken na waht,
Features, carriage, and a' that;
Gieme love in her I court,
Love to love makes a' the sport.

Let love sparkle in her e'e;
Let he lo'e nae man but me;
That's the toucher-gude I prize,
There the luver's treasure lies.

THE BANKS of BONNIE DOON: Scottish Love Poems by Robert Burns

Ye flowery banks o' bonnie Doon,
How can ye blume sae fair!
How can y chant, ye little birds,
And I sae fu' o' care!

Thou'll break my heart, thou bonnie bird
That sings upon the bough;
Thou minds me o' the happy days
When my fause Luve was true.

Thou'll break my heart, thou bonnie bird
That sings beside thy mate;
For sae I sat, and sae I sang,
And wist na o' my fate.

Aft hae I roved by bonnie Doon
To see the woodbine twine,
And ilka bird sang o' its love;
And sae did I o' mine.

Wi' lighsome heart I pu'd a rose,
Frae aff its thorny tree;
And my fause luver staw the rose,
But left the thorn wi' me.

O WERT THOU in the CAULD BLAST: Scottish Love Poems by Robert Burns

O wert thou in the cauld blast,
On younder lea, on yonder lea,
My plaidie to the aingry airt,
I'd shelter thee, I'd shelter thee.
Or did misfortune's bitter storms
Around thee blaw, around thee blaw,
The bield should be my bosom,
To share it a', to sahre it a'.

Or were I in the wildest waste,
Sae black and bare, sae black and bare,
The desert were a Paradise,
If thou wert there, if thou wert there;
Or were I monarch o' the globe,
We' thee to reign, wi' theeto reign,
The brightest jewel in my crown
Wad be my queen, wad be my queen!

JEAN: Scottish Love Poems by Robert Burns

Of a' the airts the wind can blaw,
I dearly like the west,
For there the bonie lassie lives,
The lassie I lo've best:
There's wild woods grow, and rivers row,
And mony a hill between;
But day and night my fancy's flight
Is ever wi' my Jean.

I see her in the dewy flowers,
I see her sweet and fair:
I hear her in the tunefu' birds,
I hear her charm the air:
There's not a bonie flower that springs
By fountain, shaw, or green,
There's not a bonie bird that sings,
But minds me o' my Jean.

MY LUV: Scottish Love Poems by Robert Burns

O my luve is like a red, red rose,
That's newly sprung in June:
O my luve is like the melodie,
That's sweetly played in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry.

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun;
And I will luve thee still my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only luve!
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my luve,
Tho' it were ten thousand mile.

TRIBUTE TO ONE DEPARTED

His equal will never be among us again.

BABY BLESSINGS

May you, little baby, be healthy, honest and happy all throughout your life.


May your life be fruitful, little baby; health, honesty and happiness be your gifts.

HOUSE BLESSING

God, bless this house,
From foundation to stairs,
From beam to side wall,
From roof to upright beam,
From ridge to basement,
From floor-joist to roof-truss,
Between foundation and attic,
Foundation and attic.

WEDDING BLESSINGS

A thousand welcomes to you with your marriage kerchief,
May you be helthy all your days.
May you be blessed with long life and peace.
May you grow old with goodness, and with riches.



May the best you've ever seen
Be the worst you'll ever see.
May the mouse never leave your pantry
With a tear-drop in his eye.
May you always keep healthy and hearty
Until you're old enough to die.
May you always be just as happy
As we wish you now to be.



Wherever you live in the world so wide,
We wish you a nook on the sunny side,
With much love and little care,
A little purse with money to spare,
Your own little hearth when day is spent,
In a little house with hearts content.



May you both be blessed
With the strength of heaven,
The light of the sun and the
Radiance of the moon,
The splendor of fire,
The speed of lightning,
The depth of the sea,
The swiftness of wind,
The stability to earth,
And the firmness of rock.

HOLIDAY WISH

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhma mhath ur!


Happy New Year.
Bliadhna mhath ur!

GENERAL BLESSINGS AND TOASTS

Great health to you!


Health forever!


Great health and every good blessing to you.


Health to the Queen!


Health to the King, the Queen, and the royal household!


Scotland forever!


May God bless you.


Blessings of God be with you.


May all your days be happy ones!


Honest men and pretty ladies!


May the Lord Keep you in His hand, and never close His fist too tight on you!


May there always be work for your hands to do.
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine upon your window pane.
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near to you and
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.



If there is a righteousness in the heart,
there will be beauty int he character.
If there is beauty in the character,
there will be harmony in the home,
If there is harmony in the home,
there will be order in the nation,
If there is order in the nation,
there will be peace in the world.
So let it be!



Wishing you always walls for the wind,
A roof for the rain,
Tea beside the fire,
And the love and laughter of those you hold dear.



Here's tae us;
Who's like us?
Darn few,
And they're a' deid!



May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet
again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.



Be ye our angel unawares
If after Kirk ye bide a wee,
There's some would like to speak to ye,
If after Kirk ye rise and flee
We' all seem cauld and still to ye.
The one that's in the seat with ye
Is stranger here than ye, maybe.
All here have got their fears and cares,
Add ye your soul unto our prayers,
Be ye our angel unawares.



You are the peace of all things calm
You are the place to hide from harm
You are the light that shines in dark
You are the heart's eternal spark
You are the door that's open wide
You are the guest who waits inside
You are the stranger at the door
You are the calling of the poor
You are my Lord and with me from ill
You are the light, the truth, the way
You are my Saviour this very day.



We bathe your palms
In the showers of iwne
In the crook of the kindling,
In the seven elements,
In the sap of the tree,
In the milk of honey,
We place nine pure, choice gifts
In your clear beloved face:
The gift of form
The gift of voice
The gift of fortune,
The gift of goodness,
The gift of eminence,
The gift of charity,
The gift of integrity,
The gift of true nobility,
The gift of apt speech.




Circle me, Lord.
Keep protection near
And danger afar.
Circle me, Ord
Keep hope within.
Keep doubt without.
Circle me, Lord.
Keep light near
And darkness afar.
Circle me, Lord.
Keep peace within.
Keep evil out.




Deep peace of the running wave to you.
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of th shining stars to you.
Deep peace of the infinite peace to you.




God's Heart
There is a mother's heart in the heart of God. And 'tis his delight to break the bread of love and truth for his children.


My Fortress
The Sacred Three
My fortress be
Encircling me
Come and be round
My hearth and my home.



Big Sea, Little Boat
Dear God, be good to me;
The sea is so wide,
And my boat is so small.



I saw a stranger today.
I put food for him
in the eating-place
And drink
in the drinking-place
And music in the listening-place.
In the Holy name
of the Trinity
He blessed myself
and my family.
And the lark said in her warble
Often, often, often
Goes Christ
in the stranger's guise.
A Familiar Stranger.
O, oft and oft and oft,
Goes Christ
in the stranger's guise.




I arise today
Through a mighty strength;
God's power to guide me,
God's might to uphold me,
God's eyes to watch over me;
God's ear to hear me,
God's word to give me speech,
God's hand to guard me,
God's way to lie before me,
God's shield to shelter me,
God's host to secure me.
PROVERB
You may as well keep your breath to cool your porridge.
PROVERB
Ye canna make a silk purse of a sow's lug (a pig's ear).
PROVERB
Wink at small faults - your own are muckle (great).
PROVERB
Whisky may not cure the common cold, but it fails more agreeably than most other things.
PROVERB
When wine sinks words swim.
PROVERB
When one door sticks, another one opens.
PROVERB
What we first learn we best know.
PROVERB
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
PROVERB
Twelve highlanders and a bagpipe make a rebellion.
PROVERB
To marry is to halve your rights and double your duties.
PROVERB
Time and tide will tarry on nae man.
PROVERB
The cure may be worse than the disease.
PROVERB
Pay him in his own coin.
PROVERB
Our business in this world is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.
PROVERB
One man's meat is another man's poison.
PROVERB
One for sorrow, two for joy,
Three for a girl, four for a boy.
Five for silver, six for gold,
And seven for a secret that must never be told.
PROVERB
Of twa ills, choose the least.
PROVERB
Never show your teeth unless you can bite.
PROVERB
Never marry for money. you can borrow it cheaper.
PROVERB
Never draw your dirk when a blow will do it.
PROVERB
Ne'er cast a clout till May be oot.
(Don't put aside winter clothing until May be out.
PROVERB
Nae fool like an auld fool.
PROVERB
Many cooks ne'er made a gude kail.
(Too many cooks spoil the broth).
PROVERB
Money is flat and was meant to be piled up.
PROVERB
Little wit o' the head gives the feet much to do.
PROVERB
It's an ill wind that blaws naebody any gude.
(Most bad things that happen have a good result for someone).
PROVERB
It is an ill cause that the layers think shame o.
PROVERB
He that teaches himself has a fool for a master.
PROVERB
He that lives upon hope has a slim diet.
PROVERB
He's the slave of all slaves who serve's none but himself.
PROVERB
He's as welcome as water in a holed ship.
PROVERB
He has licked the butter aff my bread.
PROVERB
He goes long barefoot that waits for dead men's shoes.
PROVERB
He can make a kirk (church) or a mill of it.
PROVERB
Glasses and lasses are bruckle (= brittle) ware!
PROVERB
Give you an inch and you'll tak enell (An ell was a Scottish yard of 37 inches).
PROVERB
From saving comes having.
PROVERB
Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom.
PROVERB
Forbid a fool a thing and that he will do.
PROVERB
Fools make feasts and wise men eat them, The wise make jests and fools repeat them.
PROVERB
Enough is as good as a feast.
PROVERB
egotism is an alphabet of one letter.
PROVERB
Double drinks are good for drouth (thirst).
PROVERB
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
(Robert Louise Stevenson)
PROVERB
Do as the lassies do - say "no" and tak it.
PROVERB
Danger and delight grown on one stalk.
PROVERB
Choose your wife with her nightcap on!
PROVERB
Birds of a feather flock a'thegither.
PROVERB
Better to be alone than in bad company.
PROVERB
Better the day, the better deed.
PROVERB
Better keep the devil at the door than have to turn him out of the house.
PROVERB
Beggars cannae be choosers.
PROVERB
A wise lawyer never goes to law himself.
PROVERB
A turn well done is soon done.
PROVERB
A thread will tie an honest man better than a chain a rogue.
PROVERB
A rich man's wooing need seldom be a long one.
PROVERB
A penny saved is a penny gained.
PROVERB
A's weel that ends weel.
PROVERB
A misty morning may become a clear day.
PROVERB
A light purse makes a heavy heart.
PROVERB
A liar shou'd hae a good memory.
PROVERB
Ale sellers shouldna' be tale tellers.
PROVERB
A good tale never tires in the telling.
PROVERB
A fool may earn money, but it takes a wise man to keep it.
PROVERB
A fu' purse never lacks friends.
PROVERB
A day to come seems longer than a year that's gone.
PROVERB
A bird in the hand is worth ten fleein'.
PROVERB
Take care of your pennies and your dollars will take care of themselves.
PROVERB
Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one.
PROVERB
Luck never gives; it only lends.
PROVERB
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
PROVERB
Never let your feet run faster than your shoes.
PROVERB
They that will not be counselled cannot be helped.
PROVERB
Confessed faults are half mended.
PROVERB
Fools look to tomorrow. Wise men use tonight.
PROVERB
Be slow in choosing a friend but slower in changing him.
PROVERB
When the heart is full the tongue will speak.
PROVERB
Willful waste makes woeful want.
PROVERB
Get what you can and keep what you have; that's the way to get rich.
PROVERB
Learn young, learn fair; learn old, learn more.
PROVERB
Better bend than break.
PROVERB
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
PROVERB
Be happy while you're living. For you're a long time dead.
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