The old saying long held true shall never be belied.
Proverbs are, as the well-worn proverbial phrase goes, as old as the hills.
But they typically receive little attention as a form of oral literature or folklore. Proverbs can be a window onto the thoughts and values of a people, reflecting their outlook on the world. Lately proverbs have come back into their own. Most of these books follow ethnic or linguistic lines, and the Scots and their fellow Celts are well represented. The scraping hen will find something, but the creeping hen will find nothing.