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di more yu look di less yu si
The more you learn the more you realise you don't know
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If yu mash ants yu fine im guts
People reveal their true colours when faced with pressure or hard times.
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If yu waa good, yu nose affi run
Success requires hard work
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Wha sweeten yu mouth goin bitter yu tail.
That which causes merriment and pleasure now will cause grief and sorrow later.
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Common sense make before book sense.
Not all useful knowledge comes from books or formal learning.
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duck nuh lay egg before fowl
People from different origins can achieve the same things
dog nyam yu suppa
You are in trouble
Dawg whe eat egg neva stop
Bad habits are hard to break
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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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nu stone fluxy mango
Don't spend effort on useless things
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Wha nu kill fatten
That which does not destroy you makes you stronger
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Hog ask he mumma "whe mek yu mout so long?". He mumma say "nu worry chile, you soon fine out"
Experience teaches wisdom
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Crab say im nu trus nu shadow afta dark
Don't make assumptions in uncertain situations.
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Di house whe shelta yu when a rain, look fi it when sun hot
When you become successful, look out for those that helped you during your hard times.
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Man hate yu, he gi yu basket fi carry wata
People who dislike you will give you difficult or impossible tasks
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who beg nah get and who nu beg nu want
Nobody is getting any.
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Every day yu goad donkey, one day him gwine kick yu
Everyone has their limits
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Every day da nu Sundeh
You can't rest every day, sometimes you have to work
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Fus food da nu fool
Don't blame the first one deceived.
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Nu tek ugly mek laugh
Don't laugh at the misfortunes of others
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Plantain nu eat like rice
Make do with what is available to you
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Sick nu care, doctor worst
If you don't care about your own problems, don't expect anyone else to care
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sleep nu ha no massa
Sooner or later you have to sleep
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Trouble nu set like rain
Problems often arrive without warning
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Young bud nu know storm
The young and inexperienced don't understand true troubles or hardships.
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Before dawg go widout suppa, im nyam cockroach
Make do with what is available to you.
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Whe horse reach, jackass does reach an pass
The race is not for the swift, slow and steady wins
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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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Cockroach nu go da fowl dance
Don't go where you don't belong.
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Jackass seh di worl nu level
Life isn't fair.
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stranger nu know di deep wata
Be careful with things you don't fully understand
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Pick an pick until yu pick shit
The excessively picky end up making poor choices
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Play wid puppy he lick yu mout
Familiarity breeds contempt
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yu affi tek bad ting mek joke
Sometimes all you can do is laugh and make the best of a bad situation
Yu can' plant yam and reap eddoe
Your reward or punishment is in line with your actions
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Yu neva si pop gun kill alligator
Don't expect success if you set someone a task that is beyond their ability
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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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Alligator lay egg, but him nu fowl
Things are not always as they seem.
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dog nu howl if him ha bone
Contented people don't protest things that don't concern them.
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Nu jus one way fi heng dog
There is more than one way to accomplish a goal
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