The Caribbean Dictionary
The Caribbean Dictionary
The dead are soon forgotten.
The thing you do to others can be done to you.
Fools worry about everything
Family comes first
Parents think their children are saints, different from other children
Talking too much gets one in trouble
Some people love to complain, and will complain about every and anything
People who have nothing to do, or are bored do stupid things to kill time
Don't invite trouble.
Familiarity breeds contempt
Someone who has advanced in life and now looks down on others
No one wants to take responsibility for a mistake or bad situation
Don't lose what you have because of greed for more.
You can't rest every day, sometimes you have to work
Don't go where you don't belong.
You'll never get beat up for saying something nice or polite
People who dislike you will give you difficult or impossible tasks
Some people will change direction or opinion to suit the moment
Don't blame the first one deceived.
Bad habits are hard to break
To make an exchange for something equally bad or worse than the original
One piece of good luck doesn't do much to change a bad state of affairs
One is not welcome where one is not invited
Good things rarely happen at the same time
There's someone for everyone.
Train children properly before it's too late
Look before you leap
Debt always comes between friends and family
Two wrongs don't make a right.
A dishonest person can't remember to keep his story straight.
Mind your own business.
People squeeze themselves into tight situations in order to escape trouble.
Make do with what is available to you
Experience teaches wisdom
Fewer people, fewer problems.
Some people try to keep up with the fashions of others even if they have to deprive themselves of basic necessities.
Dealing with friends or strangers is often better than dealing with family