"We have dogs' days, hunger and aise, through the blue month."—Irish. The "blue month" being the interval between the failure of the old crop of potatoes and the coming on of the new one, commonly the month of July.
A dog winna yowl if ye fell him wi' a bane.
"Pelt a dog with bones, and you will not offend him."—Italian.
A doucer man ne'er brak warld's bread.
A saying expressive of unqualified respect.
A drap and a bite's but a sma' requite.
Used to induce a friend to sit down to dinner or tea, meaning that such is but a poor requital of the friend's past services.
A dreigh drink is better than a dry sermon.
A drink is shorter than a tale.
An excuse for drinking during the telling of a story.