Some attractions should be provided at home for those who are not naturally attached to it.
A' his buz shakes nae barley.
All his talking does no good, or, vice versa, all his stormy temper does no harm.
A hook is weel tint to catch a salmon.
"Throw sprats to catch whales."—Spanish.
A horn spoon hauds nae poison.
The humble rank indicated by the horn spoon is one in which simplicity and contentment are so general that no poisoning need be feared. "No hemlock is drunk out of earthenware."—Latin.
A horse broken and a wife to break, is a horse made and a wife to make.
A horse wi' four feet may snapper.