Part 41

"Facetiously spoken to those who quarrel with a patch about you."--Kelly.

Come a' to Jock Fool's house and ye'll get bread and cheese.

Spoken sarcastically of those who invite every person indiscriminately to dine or sup with them.

Come day, go day, God send Sunday.

"Spoken to lazy, unconscionable servants, who only mind to serve out their time, and get their wages."--Kelly.

Come it air, or come it late, in May will come the cow-quake.

Come not to council unbidden.

"Thair is a sentence said be sum, Let nane uncalled to counsell cum, That welcum weins to be; Zet I haif hard anither zit, Quha cum uncallt, unserved suld sit, Perhaps, sir, sae may ze."--Cherrie and the Slae.

Come unca'd, sits unserved.

Come when ye are ca'd and ye'll no be chidden.

Come wi' the wind and gang wi' the water.

Common saw sindle lies.

Common fame seldom lies; but another proverb says, "Common fame is a common liar."

Condition makes, condition breaks.

Confess and be hang'd, and syne your servant, smith.

Confess debt and crave days.

Confess'd faut is half amends.

Content's nae bairn o' wealth.

Contentibus, quo' Tammy Tamson, kiss my wife, and welcome.

"Spoken facetiously when we comply with a project."--Kelly.

Corbies and clergy are kittle shot.

Corbies dinna gather without they smell carrion.

"Where the carrion is, there do the eagles gather."--Danish.

Corbies dinna pike out corbies' een.

One rogue does not wrong another. "Crows do not peck out crows' eyes."--Portuguese.

Corn him weel, he'll work the better.

Counsel is nae command.

"Quod Danger, Sen I understand That counsell can be nae command, I have nae mair to say, Except gif that he thocht it good; Tak counsell zit or ze conclude Of wyser men nor they."--Cherrie and the Slae.