There's no place like home.

Seeing is different from having.

It is dangerous to meddle in the affairs of others.

A dishonest person can't remember to keep his story straight.

Do not prejudge based on appearances

it's sometimes wisest to keep one's mouth shut.

One bit of misfortune does not mean total destruction

Use the right motivation for each person

People may look alike, but all act differently

Everyone finds their place in life.

Those with a history of bad behaviour are always the first ones accused

If everyone says the same thing, there may be truth behind it.

Things are not always as they seem.

You shouldn't belittle or criticise others when you have the same faults.

When you set traps for others you may trap yourself. The spider's web catches the spider.

Be careful that you are not caught in the traps you set for others.

Someone who smiles to your face does not necessarily mean you well

Excessive greed will hurt you.

Take advantage of what you have before someone else takes it away from you

"After the dance, the drums are heavy". It's not all fun and good times when the party ends. Sometimes there's hard work.

Picking a losing side

Misfortune is worse than witchcraft

No one wants to take responsibility for a mistake or bad situation

Make do with what is available to you.

Make sure the fashions of others suit you before you rush to adopt them.

To gossip behind someone's back but be friendly to their face

A beautiful funeral is no guarantee of entry into heaven.

Contented people can afford to be choosy

It is easier to train children when they are young than when they are older

It is better to overeat than to waste great food.

There's always a better lover than your current one.

Luxury and comfort make people lazy, complacent, and take things for granted

When the mighty fall on hard times, they are disrespected by all.

Small amounts will eventually add up

Attend to your own affairs before the affairs of others.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Family comes first

Dealing with friends or strangers is often better than dealing with family

One good turn deserves another

Some people will change direction or opinion to suit the moment

If you repeatedly take the same risks, eventually it will end in disaster

Don't criticise others when you have faults of your own.

Excessive ambition puts one in danger of missing their goals

Very close is not home yet. A miss by an inch is the same as a miss by a mile.

Good and evil often come from the same source.

The loudest and most obvious always gets blamed.

Every day is not Sunday. You can't rest all the time, sometimes you have to work.

To make an exchange for something equally bad or worse than the original

Danger lurks wherever there is too much merriment and excitement.

The young and inexperienced don't understand true troubles or hardships.

Those with a clear conscience can sleep well through the stormiest nights

Choose your words with care lest you draw unpleasant or unwanted attention to yourself.

One will never be judged fairly by one's enemies.

Don't go where you don't belong.

Not all useful knowledge comes from books or formal learning.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch

It is better to be considered a coward that to take foolish risks.

Don't make assumptions in uncertain situations.

If you overuse a thing you will break or lose it.

Excessive greed puts one in danger of losing everything.

Greed will hurt you

When the mighty fall on hard times, they are disrespected by all.

People don't pay attention to those who constantly complain.

Be sure to properly complete the task at hand

Practice good behaviour at home before you go outside.

Things are not always what they seem. Not all that glitters is gold. Outward success often masks hidden struggles or stress.

Things are not always as they seem

Some people spend money on useless or necessary things.

Bad habits are hard to break

Time will right or avenge all wrongs

The person that gossips to you will gossip about you.

The more one shows off, the more one is vulnerable to ridicule and criticism.

The final straw breaks the camel's back - Doing something once too many can cause disaster.

Be certain of what you have heard before you choose to repeat it

The more one shows off the more one is vulnerable to ridicule and criticism.

Success is more rewarding after hard work and struggle

When you become successful, look out for those that helped you during your hard times.

People take advantage of the goodnatured.

The more you learn the more you realise you don't know

The more you dig in a bad situation the worse it becomes

Age brings widsom

Age brings wisdom

Contented people don't protest things that don't concern them.

People don't like to take criticism.

You can achieve success regardless of your origin or background.

Bullies know exactly who they can abuse.

Work hard and you will eat well and enjoy the fruits of life

Every thing has its use.

Every thing has its use.

There's someone for everyone.

A hungry person cannot work

You can't rest every day, sometimes you have to work

Good people should not be discouraged by the successes of unscrupulous people

Everyone has their limits

Every little bit adds up

Every story has two sides.

Every person will have to take responsibility for his own life and actions.

Some people try to keep up with the fashions of others even if they have to deprive themselves of basic necessities.

Taking care of a woman only for a next man to enjoy her.

People never point out their own faults.

People are oblivious to their own faults and flaws

Terrible people are attracted to terrible people (or terrible things)

Fools worry about everything

Adult behaviours begin in childhood

It is easy to catch up to someone who is avoiding or running away from you when that person depends on you for something essential.

Don't blame the first one deceived.

He who laughs last, laughs best

Some people are happily oblivious to the trouble or dangers hanging over them.

Help someone once and they'll always want more

Children turn out like their parents.

True friends are better than money

Good things rarely happen at the same time

Disobedient children often learn the hard way

Someone who has advanced in life and now looks down on others

As you give, so shall you receive.

Keep your goals within your abilities and means

Experience teaches wisdom

Bullies know exactly who they can abuse.

To each their own.

Take advantage of the first opportunity.

It never costs anything to be polite.

Humility is more rewarding that arrogance

The rich and the poor live different lives and go different ways

Necessity or hard times forces people to do strange things

People are forced to become innovative and resourceful under harsh conditions

You are judged by the company you keep.

Sometimes it is better to keep your mouth shut. Silence is golden.

Your destiny will be fulfilled

People resent when you criticise others that are similar to them

Make the best of a bad situation, and be content with what you have.

Master the basics before you attempt more difficult activities

One must be willing to put up with unpleasant things in order to be successful

Be careful and cautious when you get into difficulty

People reveal their true colours when faced with pressure or hard times.

Look before you leap

People abuse you or take advantage of you unless you put yourself in a position for them to do so.

Don't be too eager to follow others

Success requires hard work

If you want a job done right, do it yourself

People who have nothing to do, or are bored do stupid things to kill time

Life is filled with ups and downs

Life isn't fair.

Some people never make plans until the last minute when they have no choice.

Parents think their children are saints, different from other children

A leaky house can fool the sun, but it can't fool the rain.

You'll never get beat up for saying something nice or polite

Health is the greatest wealth.

There's no smoke without fire. Rumours always have a grain of truth.

The thing that makes you happy may also hurt you

Fewer people, fewer problems.

Children invariably adopt all the bad attributes of their parents.

You may escape for now, but you will eventually get caught

"A monkey never thinks her baby's ugly." People never see their own faults

People who dislike you will give you difficult or impossible tasks

Don't underestimate people

Someone who appears weak or vulnerable may have powerful allies.

If someone is saying nonsense don't add to it.

It is better to verify than to assume

Many hands lighten the load.

People can stir up a lot of trouble with very little action or very few words

It only takes a little effort or few words to start a lot of trouble.

People never recognise their own faults

Your actions and misdeeds will eventually have consequences.

In times of famine and hardships potatoes have no skin.

Always wait for the perfect time and opportunity

Don't lose what you have because of greed for more.

The young have energy and enthusiasm but the old have experience and wisdom

Always look out for yourself no matter what

Mind your own business.

Don't expect children to be better than, or different from, their parents.

Don't provoke people while they are in a position to retaliate.

Don't be too quick to discard or reject things because you may need them in the future

There is more than one way to accomplish a goal

People's true colours will always come to the surface

Don't be misled by a fool

Don't spend effort on useless things

Don't laugh at the misfortunes of others

Always be prepared

The successful are criticised

You can't succeed if you don't try.

Plan for tomorrow; Don't consume everything all at once.

It's easier to rekindle a romantic relationship than to start a new one with someone new.

Sometimes it is necessary to cooperate in order to achieve a goal

Sometimes it is necessary to cooperate in order to achieve a goal

Simple or minor annoyances may build up to cause major damage

Little by little the task will be completed

One piece of good luck doesn't do much to change a bad state of affairs

People look out for themselves before others

Take care of your own affairs before you attend to the affairs of others.

A proud person hides his weaknesses when praised.

Outward beauty isn't the most important thing

People attack you for your successes

Harsh advice may be good for you

The excessively picky end up making poor choices

Make do with what is available to you

Feign ignorance to one's advantage

One person's fun and games may have serious consequences for another.

Familiarity breeds contempt

Worrying does not improve a bad situation.

Worrying does not improve a bad situation.

You need the right tools for each job

Only contented people can afford to be choosy.

The poor or disadvantaged are easily satisfied

Income is coming in, but not enough to meet all needs

Some things affect everybody

Talking too much gets one in trouble

"Hate the dog, but admit its teeth are white". Give the devil his due; even those you dislike may have good qualities.

Sheltered persons don't know true hardship or troubles.

What happens to the turkey can happen to the rooster too.

Talking too much gets one in trouble

Lazy people wait for rewards instead of working for them

The thing you do to others can be done to you.

Salt doesn't brag that it is salty.

Only those closest to a situation fully understand it.

If you don't care about your own problems, don't expect anyone else to care

Sooner or later you have to sleep

If everybody makes the same accusation then there must be some truth in it.

No good deed goes unpunished.

Be careful with things you don't fully understand

Common sense is better than formal education or learning.

Payment is more useful than expressions of gratitude

Unscrupulous people begrudge the successes of other unscrupulous people

God laughs at poetic justice

Laughter is the best medicine

Those who prosper by illegal or crooked means dislike those who are more successful than themselves via the same means

Problems often arrive without warning

If too many people are involved in a thing it will not be done well

Idleness creates wants

There can be too much of a good thing

People of limited means can improve themselves by working together and combining resources

Success requires hard work

Excessive greed puts one in danger of losing everything.

A funny bit of wordplay by deejay Shabba Ranks that depends on the overlapping pronunciations of 'ackee' (the food) and 'hockey' (the game). This pronunciation overlap is made stronger (and funnier) with the additional context that some Jamaicans have a tendency to add an intrusive 'h' at the start of words beginning with vowels and some Jamaicans have a tendency to drop the leading 'h' in words.

Train children properly before it's too late

The dead are soon forgotten.

When you try to hurt another be sure you aren't hurting yourself.

That which does not destroy you makes you stronger

That which causes merriment and pleasure now will cause grief and sorrow later.

One person's fun and games may have serious consequences for another.

Children invariably adopt all the bad attributes of their parents.

The race is not for the swift, slow and steady wins

Circumstances change.

One is not welcome where one is not invited

Misfortune or harsh time creates unlikely companionships

One rough time does not mean all hope is lost

Don't invite trouble.

All will be revealed when the time is right.

People with too much money spend it on unnecessary things.

Use the appropriate encouragement for each person

No need to fear things that cannot harm you.

People who have nothing to do, or are bored do stupid things to kill time

Some people love to complain, and will complain about every and anything

If you continually flirt with danger you will eventually get hurt.

People squeeze themselves into tight situations in order to escape trouble.

Use the resources available to you.

Some people will never show gratitude.

Nobody is getting any.

You will often find yourself needing the things you wasted

Children who are helpful and willing are better rewarded

Choose your goals or battles carefully

The young and inexperienced don't understand true troubles or hardships.

Your reward or punishment is in line with your actions

You shouldn't criticise those on whom you depend.

Don't expect success if you set someone a task that is beyond their ability

Don't envy the success of others when you don't know what it cost.

Appearances can be deceiving

You have to live with the consequences of your actions

Debt always comes between friends and family

Unless you're close to someone you don't know the true nature of their problems

The goat's business is not the sheep's business. Focus on your own affairs instead of the affairs of others.