Proverbs Proverbs, called provribs , freits or saws in Scots, are short familiar sayings expressing a supposed truth or moral lesson. I'll not be friendly to you. A cauld needs the ceuk sae muckle the doctor. I need it like a hole in the head. A greedie gutsie ee ne'er gat a fou wame.
Greedy persons are never satisfied.
Good servants don't look for rewards. A guid name's suiner tint nor won. A good name is sooner lost than gained. A hungersome wame haes nae lugs. A hungry person can't listen to reason.