Seldom lies the dell dead by the dyke side. — Scots proverbs

"The nearer the bane the sweeter."

"By chance a cripple may catch a hare."

"A close mouth catches nae flees."

"As the old Cock craws, the young Cock lears."

"A fule may gie a wise man counsel."

"In at ae lug and out at the ither."