Jamaican Proverbs

One by one cocoa can full a basket.  -Jamaican Proverb

Jamaican proverb

 

I came here to drink milk, I didn’t come to count cows.  -Jamaican Proverb

Jamaican proverb

 

What tastes good to a goat will later upset his stomach.  -Jamaican Proverb

Jamaican proverb

 

Chicken is merry, a hawk is nearby.  -Jamaican Proverb

Jamaican proverb

 

Fire is at a mouse’s tail, he thinks it’s cool breeze.  -Jamaican Proverb

Jamaican proverb

 

I threw my corn but I didn’t call any fowl.  -Jamaican Proverb

Jamaican proverb

 

Feel sorry for a hungry dog, then he turns around and bite you.  -Jamaican Proverb

Jamaican proverb

 

Those who really want something cannot get it, those who are always getting things do not want it.  -Jamaican Proverb

Jamaican proverb

 

Trouble doesn’t give signs like the rain.  -Jamaican Proverb

Jamaican proverb

 

Time is longer than a rope.  -Jamaican Proverb

Jamaican proverb

 

Learn to crawl before you walk.  -Jamaican Proverb

Jamaican proverb

 

I am old but I am not cold.  -Jamaican Proverb

Jamaican proverb

 

A ghost knows whom to frighten.  -Jamaican Proverb

Jamaican proverb

 

To see me and come live with me are two different things.  -Jamaican Proverb

Jamaican proverb

 

When a cocoa is ripe it will burst.  -Jamaican Proverb

Jamaican proverb