Because I wanted to direct folks to the answers in those posts, in case they wanted an answer from me.
Here are a few sayings whose origin you may recognize, & which I hope you will enjoy:
It is said that all Scots have a sense of humor
- because it is a free gift !
He was a bold man who first ate a Haggis.
Never argue - simply keep repeating your assertion.
Love of our neighbor is the only
door out of the dungeon of self.
Whisky may not cure the common cold,
but it fails more agreeably than most other things.
What cannot be helped must be put up with.
& best for last:
The Scots Character is Forged in Granite
That is no Timid Reed, Shaken by the Wind.