Scottish Proverbs--"A new walk in an old field" [1]. From: Folklore | Date: April 1, 2001| Author: Williams, Fionnuala Carson | COPYRIGHT 2001 Folklore Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In two recent articles in Folklore (106[1995]:57-70 and 111 [2000]:23-42), Wolfgang Mieder has drawn attention to the use of proverbs in English writing and letters. This note offers information about past and present Scottish proverbs and makes suggestions for future paremiological research.

The distinctiveness of Scottish proverbs has been exploited by copywriters and manufacturers. From the last century there has been a tendency to give popular publications on Scottis...