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Dawg a sweat and long hair hide it
Things are not always as they seem
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Dance a yard before yu dance abroad
Practice good behaviour at home before you go outside.
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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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'Tank yu' nu buy half bit bread
Payment is more useful than expressions of gratitude
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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 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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Howdy an tenk yu nu bruk no square
It never costs anything to be polite.
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If you bawn fi heng, yu cyaa drown
Your destiny will be fulfilled
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If yu cyaa walk faas, tek time run
Master the basics before you attempt more difficult activities
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If yu cyaa walk faas, tek time run
Master the basics before you attempt more difficult activities
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If yu see everybody a run tek time
Don't be too eager to follow others
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No stop a donkey whe yu no own
Mind your own business.
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Wen da tree ben yu cyaa straighten it
Train children properly before it's too late
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Wen yu gwine knock anansi memba di wall
When you try to hurt another be sure you aren't hurting yourself.
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When trouble ketch yu, pickny shut fit you
People squeeze themselves into tight situations in order to escape trouble.
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When trouble ketch yu, pickny shut fit you
People in rough circumstances take whatever help they can get.
Yu cyaa ride cow an cuss cow kin
You shouldn't criticise those on whom you depend.
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Yu nu know how parson get him gown.
Don't envy the success of others when you don't know what it cost.
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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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Mischief come by di poun and go by di ounce
It only takes a little effort or few words to start a lot of trouble.
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who beg nah get and who nu beg nu want
Nobody is getting any.
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di more yu stir shit di more it stink
The more you dig in a bad situation the worse it becomes
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If yu cuss Johncrow peel head turky wi bex
People resent when you criticise others that are similar to them
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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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Nu dash whe stick before yu done cross riva
Don't be too quick to discard or reject things because you may need them in the future
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Nu cuss alligator long mout til yu cross di riva
Don't provoke people while they are in a position to retaliate.
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afu
Yam.
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White mout fowl does eat and den wipe he mout in grass
Some people will never show gratitude.
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who beg een gettin' none, and who don' beg don' wan' none.
Nobody is getting any.
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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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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dasheen
Taro - plant used primarily for its edible root and leaves.
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oil nut
The tree, fruit, and seeds of the Castor Oil plant.
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riz djon djon
A black mushroom dish that can be made with sweet peas and shrimp.
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Two poor cow does make good dung
People of limited means can improve themselves by working together and combining resources
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dasheen
The edible leaves of the taro plant.
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dasheen bush
The edible leaves of the taro plant.
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dasheen leaf
The edible leaves of the taro plant.
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