Best Scotsmen Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“He gave it the benefit of the doubt; he was Scotch. ("The Wendigo")”

Source: Monster Mix

“You think to judge me, MacKinnon? I've littered the ground wi' the corpses of men like you." Iain raised his blade and smiled. "You've never met a man like me.”

Historical Romance Scotsmen Fight To The Death

Book:Surrender

Source: Surrender

“The face is a plain one," said Hugh, "but the workings inside will not fail ye.”

Scotsmen

Book:A Desperate Fortune

Source: A Desperate Fortune

“On bottom... Fellows studied the blue and green Mackenzie plaid kilt laid out across his bed. He'd worn it before, at Christmas at Kilmorgan, feeling strange with wool wrapping his hips, air circulating his thighs. Scotsmen had to be mad.”

Scotsmen Kilt

Book:The Untamed MacKenzie

Source: The Untamed MacKenzie

“Mr. Maclean, the secretary of the Central Board of Health, on hearing that there was to be so large an assemblage of pure Scotchmen at the Freemason's, called upon Cuff, and told him it was his duty to guard againt all chances of infection. Mr. Cuff was directed to wash the walls thoroughly with chloride of lime, both before and after the meeting. The hall has, we are informed, undergone a complete fumegation, so that there is no cause to fear that ill consequences will arise from the circumstance of so extensive a body of our fellow-countrymen having met together.”

London Cholera Scotsmen 1832 Chloride Of Lime Fumegation

Book:Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country, Volume 5

Source: Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country, Volume 5

“There are things that Scotsmen get and other people don't get in the dialogue. Scottish characters can be pinpointed by a phrase, targeted very quickly.”

People Character Dialogue Phrases Scottish Scotsmen

Author:Bill Forsyth

“Wherever a Scotsman goes, here goes Burns. His grand whole, catholic soul squares with the good of all; therefore we find him in everything, everywhere.”

Soul Whole Catholic Squares Scotland Scots Scotsmen

Author:John Muir

“I was born a Scotsman and a bare one. Therefore I was born to fight my way in the world.”

World Way Fighting Born My Way British History Scotsmen

Author:Walter Scott

“In the past, the British had signally failed to build an effective structure of royal authority and administration in their American colonies. As a result, no possibility existed of soothing and winning over influential and talented Americans, in the way that influential and talented Scotsmen were increasingly being won over, by giving them increased access to state employment.”

Source: Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837

“Incredible to think isn't it, that every single Scotsman, started off as a scotch egg. Old and gingery.”

Thinking Humor Funny Incredibles Eggs Scotch Scotsmen

Author:Milton Jones

“An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar. The barman looks at them and says: "Is this some kind of a joke?"”

Looks Kind Humor Funny Walks Jokes Bars Englishmen Irishmen Scotsmen Barmen

Author:Frank Carson

“An Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman were invited to a Christmas party. The Englishman brought a bag of tinsel, the Scotsman brought a bag of holly and they asked the Irishman: "What have you brought?" He said: "I brought a pair of knickers." They asked: "What has that got to do with Christmas?" He said "They're Carol's."”

Said Humor Funny Party Bags Pairs Invited Englishmen Carols Hollies Irishmen Christmas Party Knickers Tinsel Scotsmen

Author:Frank Carson

“England Their England by AG Macdonell which was written in the thirties and is about a young Scotsman who's got shell shocked during the First World War I love it.”

World Firsts War Young Written England War Of The Worlds World War I Shells Shocked First World War Scotsmen

Author:Ian Hislop

“There was no Prussian bastion to stop the Scotsman's swift conquest of the territory once claimed by reason.”

Reason Territory Conquest Scotsmen

Author:Frederick C. Beiser

“It was a tough choice [of PM]. I voted for a Scotsman.”

Choices Tough Pms Tough Choices Scotsmen

Author:Michael Gove

“There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make.”

World Sight Nationalism Scotland Impressive Scottish Scotsmen

Author:James M. Barrie

“My father, being a Scotsman, taught me to look after finances. I'm shrewd. Some people may call me tight.”

People Looks May Father Taught Finance Call Me Scotsmen

Author:Rod Stewart

“Scotsmen, she had occasion to observe, often did have nice knees. Perhaps that was why they insisted upon kilts.”

Nice Occasions Knees Kilts Scotsmen

Author:Gail Carriger

“Being a Scotsman, I am naturally opposed to water in its undiluted state.”

States Water Golf Scotsmen

Author:Alastair Mackenzie

“With disadvantages enough to bring him to humility, a Scotsman is one of the proudest things alive.”

Enough Alive Humility Nationalism Disadvantages Disadvantaged Scotsmen

Author:Oliver Goldsmith

“Sir, he [Bolingbroke] was a scoundrel and a coward: a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality; a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotsman to draw the trigger at his death.”

Religion Left Half Fire Morality Draws Resolution Coward Crowns Triggers Scoundrels Charging Against Religion Scotsmen

Author:Samuel Johnson

“Three Scotsmen of the clan McKay were looking for a fourth member to fight four members of the Irish clan Magee ... 'I'm not one of you,' my father pointed out. 'You see, I'm one of the clan M-c-C-A-Y.' And that is how I got both my name and my sense of humor.”

Fighting Three Father Names Four Members Sense Of Humor Fourth Clans Scotsmen

Author:Winsor McCay

“Scotsmen are metaphisical and emotional, they are sceptical and mystical, they are romantic and ironic, they are cruel and tender, and full of mirth and despair.”

Emotional Despair Ironic Tenderness Mystical Mirth Scotsmen

Author:William Dunbar

“This day last year Livingstone died-a Scotsman and a Christian, loving God and his neighbour in the heart of Africa. Go thou and do likewise!”

Years Heart Christian Lasts Died This Day Missionary Last Year Neighbour Loving God Scotsmen

Author:Alexander Murdoch Mackay

“Only a Scotsman can really survive a Scottish education.”

Classic Scottish Scotsmen

Author:Prince Philip

“It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine.”

Difficult Sunshine Rays Scotland Scottish Grievance Scots Scotsmen Ray Of Sunshine

Author:P. G. Wodehouse

“I am not an Englishman, I was never an Englishman, and I don't ever want to be one. I am a Scotsman! I was a Scotsman and I will always be one.”

Want Englishmen Scotsmen

Author:Sean Connery

“A Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist who does not love Scotland better than truth.”

Doe Scotland Moralist Sturdy Scotsmen

Author:Samuel Johnson