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Haud a hank in your ain hand.—Hae gars a deaf man hear.

Hair and hair makes the earl’s head bare.—Hale-sale’s gude sale.

Hame is hame if it were ne’er sae hamely.

Hang them that hae nae shift, and them that hae owre mony.

Hang a thief when he’s young, and he’ll no steal when he’s auld.

Hanging’s nae better than it’s ea’d.—Hardships sinle come single.

He begs frae them that borrow’d frae him.

He brings a staff to break his ain head.

He does na ay ride when he saddles his horse.

He fells twa dogs wi’ ae stane.—He had his finger in the pye.

He gangs awa to an ill tune that never comes again.

He has a bee in his bannet lug.—He’s like a flea in a blanket.

He has gotten a bite o’ his ain bridle.

He has nae as muckle sense as a cow can haud in her faulded nieve.

He has faut of a wife that marries mam’s pet.

He has mair wit in his little finger than ye hae in a’ your bouk.

He has feather’d his nest, he may flee when he likes.

He has need of a lang spoon that sups wi’ the deil.

He has a slid grip that has an eel by the tail.

He kens na a B by a bull’s foot.—He’s no sae daft as he lets on.

He kens his ain groats amang ither fouks kail.

He’ll soon be a beggar that cannot say nay.

He loo’d mutton weel that licked where the ewe lay.

He’ll no sell his hen on a rainy day.

He may weel swim that has his head hadden up.

He never lies but when the holly’s green.

He needs maun rin that the deil drives.

He’s wise that kens whan he’s weel, and can haud himsel sae.

He’s scant o’ news that tells his father was hanged.

He’s an Aberdeen’s man, he taks his word again.

He’s a wise bairn that kens his ain father.

He’s uneo fou in his ain house that canna pike a bane in his neibour’s.

He’s a proud horse that winna bear his ain provender.

He’s like a singet cat, better than he’s likely.

He’s a worthless gudeman that’s no miss’d.

He stumbles at a strae and loups o’er a won-lyne.

He speaks like a prent-book.—He that comes unca’d sits unserv’d.

He that aught the cow gangs nearest her tail.

He that buys land buys stanes, and he that buys beef buys banes.

He that buys nuts buys shells, he that buys ale buys naithing else.

He that canna mak sport shou’d mar nane.

He that deals in dirt has ay foul fingers.

He that can near Dumback may bear Dumbarton.

He that keeps the cat’s dish keeps her ay crying.

He rises owre soon that’s hanged e’er noon.

He that gies a’ wad gies naithing.—He that has muckle gets ay mair.

He that has muckle wad ay hae mair.

He that has a gude cramp may thole some thistles.

He that has nae siller in his purse shou’d hae silk on his tongue.

He that hides is the best at seeking.

He that has a muckle nose thinks ilk ane speaks o’t.

He that hews aboon his head may get a speal in his e’e.

He that’s ill to himsel will be gude to naebody.

He that laughs at his ain joke spills the sport o’t.

He that speers a’, only gets wit o’ part.

He wad skin a loose for the tallow.

He that sleeps wi’ dogs maun rise wi’ flaes.

He’s no sae daft as he’s daft like.—His egg has ay twa youks.

He that winna when he may, he shanna when he wad.

He that woos a widow should woo her day and night.

He that wad eat the kirnel maun crack the nut.

He that will to Coupar will to Coupar.

He wad gang a mile to flit a sow.—He wad rake hell for a bodle.

He wats na whilk end o’ him’s uppermost.

He wad gar you trow that the moon’s made o’ green cheese.

He wad tine his lugs if they werna tacked to him.

His bark is war than his bite.—Hooly and fairly gangs far in a day.

Hungry dogs are blythe o’ bursten puddings.