Proverbs

"Parson christen him own pickaninny first."

"rain nebber fall at one man door."

"Stone at sea bottom no know sun hot."

"Shoe know if stocking hab hole""

"Trouble nebber blow shell""

"Stranger no know when de deep water."

"Sleep hab no massa"

"Spider and fly no make bargain."

"“when a man say him no mind, den he mind”"

"When hand full, him hab plenty company"

"You shake man hand, you no shake him heart"

"time longer than rope."

"when fowl drinky water him lift up him head and say, tank god, but man drinky water and say noting."

"“when eye no see, mout' no talk""

"When man no done grown, him nebber should cuss long man"

"Cuss cuss [calling names] no bore hole in skin."

"Cunning better dan strong"

"de rope you pulling, no de rope i cutting."

"ebbery day fishing day, but no ebbery day catchy fish"

"Hot needle burn thread."

"Big blanket make man sleep late."

"When cockroach gib dance, him no ax fowl"

"cockroach nebber so drunk he no crossy fowl-yard."

"dead hog no fear boiling water"

"When man dead, grass grow to 'em door."

"Yer play with puppy, him lick you mouth."

"Mad dogs bite the hand that feed them."

"A boaster and liar are first-cousins."

"Don't trust people who talk much."

"Fool talk much, wise men talk less."

"Clean you door mouth first, then tell you neighbor 'bout dem own."

"Some man bu'n dem hand when they only mean to warm dem."

"In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty;"

"In time of adversity, not one in twenty."

"Don't hang yer basket higher than you can reach 'em."

"Don't hollow out "fried fish" til you catch 'em."

"Long o' long, short o' short, we die."

"See like you ain't see, and hear like you ain't hear"

""When you listen you learn, and when you learn you listened"."

"Hand go, hand come."

""Wha sweeten yu mouth goin bitter yu tail."

"Fisherman never smell he own basket"

"Hog know where to rub he skin"

"Fattening frog for snake"

"When han' full him hav' plenty company"

"Cunning better than strong"

"Misfortune nebber t'row cloud"

"Shoe know if stockin' hab hole"

"Erry day Fishin day but not erry day catch fish"

"Stone at bottom of sea no know sun hot"