Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

The greater the sinner the greater the saint.

Money is power.

One volunteer is worth two pressed men.

As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined.

Don’t halloo till you are out of the wood.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Give and take is fair play.

The robin and the wren are God’s cock and hen; the martin and the swallow are God’s mate and marrow.

Ne’er cast a clout till May be out.

There is always a first time.

Civility cost nothing.

Drive gently over the stones.

Many a mickle makes a muckle.

Give credit where credit is due.

A bird never flew on one wing.

No man is a hero to his valet.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A creaking door hangs longest.

First impressions are the most lasting.

The best laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley.

He that follows freits (omens), freits will follow him.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Two is company, but three is none.

Those who play at bowls must look out for rubbers.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Blessings brighten as they take their flight.

He who hesitates is lost.

Keep your own fish-guts for your own sea-maws.