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Jamaica
Humble calf suck di most milk
Humility is more rewarding that arrogance
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Jamaica
hungry hungry an full full nu travel same pass
The rich and the poor live different lives and go different ways
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Barbados
Hungry mek cat eat salt
Necessity or hard times forces people to do strange things
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Jamaica
Hungry mek monkey blow fire
People are forced to become innovative and resourceful under harsh conditions
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Barbados
If blackbird fly wid pigeon he will get shoot
You are judged by the company you keep.
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Jamaica
If speech wort shillin, silence worth pound
Sometimes it is better to keep your mouth shut. Silence is golden.
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Jamaica
If you bawn fi heng, yu cyaa drown
Your destiny will be fulfilled
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Jamaica
If yu cuss Johncrow peel head turky wi bex
People resent when you criticise others that are similar to them
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Jamaica
If yu cyaa get turkey, satisfy wid John Crow.
Make the best of a bad situation, and be content with what you have.
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Jamaica
If yu cyaa walk faas, tek time run
Master the basics before you attempt more difficult activities
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Jamaica
If yu fraid a yeye yu cyaa nyam head
One must be willing to put up with unpleasant things in order to be successful
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Jamaica
if yu get yu han in devil mout tek time tek it out
Be careful and cautious when you get into difficulty
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Jamaica
If yu mash ants yu fine im guts
People reveal their true colours when faced with pressure or hard times.
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Belize
If yu nu check di watah, nu tek off yu shoe
Look before you leap
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Jamaica
If yu nu go unda fowl coob, fowl cyaa shit pan yu
People abuse you or take advantage of you unless you put yourself in a position for them to do so.
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Jamaica
If yu see everybody a run tek time
Don't be too eager to follow others
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Jamaica
If yu waa good, yu nose affi run
Success requires hard work
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Jamaica
If yu want half a bread beg it, if yu want one, buy it yuself
If you want a job done right, do it yourself
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Jamaica
Igle jackass follow cane trash go a poun
People who have nothing to do, or are bored do stupid things to kill time
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Jackass say 'hill an gully yasso', 'hill and gully desso'
Life is filled with ups and downs
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Jamaica
Jackass seh di worl nu level
Life isn't fair.
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Jamaica
john crow neva mek house til rain come
Some people never make plans until the last minute when they have no choice.
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Belize
Jamaica
John Crow tink he pickny white
Parents think their children are saints, different from other children
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Haiti
Kay koule twompe soley soley men li pa twompe lapil.
A leaky house can fool the sun, but it can't fool the rain.
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Belize
Kine word neva bruk jawbone
You'll never get beat up for saying something nice or polite
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Cuba
La salud es la mayor riqueza
Health is the greatest wealth.
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Haiti
Lafimen pa janm leve san dife.
There's no smoke without fire. Rumours always have a grain of truth.
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Trinidad & Tobago
Laugh an cry does live in di same house
The thing that makes you happy may also hurt you
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Belize
Lessa fowl, lessa shit
Fewer people, fewer problems.
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Jamaica
Likkle alligator tun big alligator
Children invariably adopt all the bad attributes of their parents.
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