The Proverbs of Scotland

"I am of opinion, Sancho," said Don Quixote, "that there is no proverb which is not true, because they are all sentences drawn from experience itself, the mother of all the sciences."

ENTIRELY REVISED AND SUPPLEMENTED.

Originally published in 1868, this massive collection includes thousands of proverbs from Scotland recorded in the Scots dialect. A glossary is added to aid modern readers unfamiliar with the Scots tongue. The dictionary defines a "proverb" as a short...
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"I am of opinion, Sancho," said Don Quixote, "that there is no proverb which is not true, because they are all sentences drawn from experience itself, the mother of all the sciences."

ENTIRELY REVISED AND SUPPLEMENTED.

Originally published in 1868, this massive collection includes thousands of proverbs from Scotland recorded in the Scots dialect. A glossary is added to aid modern readers unfamiliar with the Scots tongue. The dictionary defines a "proverb" as a short saying stating a general truth or piece of advice. The Scots language is full of such pithy phrases and there are many huge collections of them, many dating back hundreds of years. The gathering together of the Proverbs of Scotland is considered the definitive collection - often with a touch of humor about them too.

"Our best collection...throws light on Scottish history and character." -Stirling Observer

"Painstaking and appreciative...The labour attending the work must have been very great, but not more so than the success that has followed. There is a specialty in the manner of publication that has a peculiar reference to those readers who would be delighted to have such a work in their libraries....Indeed, every Scotsman should possess himself a copy." -Greenock Telegraph

"Mr. Alexander Hislop has done his task in a masterly manner...A perfect thesaurus of Scottish wit and humour." -Dunfermline Journalist

"A thorough knowledge of the many sides of our national character, as well as a love for Scotland...We can only say that he has hitherto done his work very ably and successfully. A more pleasant book to take up at any time than this we do not know." -Dunfriesshire and Galloway Herald and Register

"One of rare interest to Scotchmen." -Buchan Observer

"We have no doubt the peruser, as he grins over the old familiar scraps of stray humour and quaint 'pawkiness,' from the writings of Scott particularly, will be inclined to thank the industrious compiler for having prepared so dainty a dish for his behoof." -Athenaeum

"The literature of 1862, if any inference may be drawn from the character of its earliest incomers, promises to be unusually excellent. Mr. Hislop is among our 'first-footers,' and there are few whose company we have found at once so instructive and agreeable. His collection of the proverbs of his native country does as much credit to his taste as to his judgment and discernment." -Edinburgh Daily Review

"'The Proverbs of Scotland' have found an enthusiastic and appreciative editor in Mr. Alexander Hislop, who has published at Glasgow an elegant volume on the subject." -New York Independent

"We wish Mr. Hislop's work a large circulation as much on account of the care and industry it displays, as because we believe a better acquaintance with the traditionary wit and wisdom of our fathers would enliven many a dull fireside, and give point to many a pointless conversation." -North British Daily Mail

"Contains 'routh o' riches' between the boards, and it is saying a good deal to say that the 'get up' of the book is worthy of the character of the contents." -London Scotsman