Great Throughts Treasury

"Too much callaloo, mek peppa-pot stew bitter."

"Tu much ratta nebba dig gud hole"

"Today can't catch tomorrow."

"Virtue never goes far without the company of idleness."

"Wa de goat du, de kid falla"

"Walk better dan sidong."

"Too much hurry, and get there tomorrow; take time, get there today."

"Waant aal, lose aal."

"Wan finga cyaan kill louse"

"Wan han wash de oda"

"Want i' want i', cyaa get i' an' get i' get i', no want i'."

"Wen chubble tek yu, pickney shut fit yu."

"Wen man belly full, im bruck pat"

"Want all, loose all."

"We run t'ings, t'ings noh run we."

"Wen mawga plantin wan' fi dead, 'im shoot"

"Wen po' git up, im tun chubble tu de wole"

"Wen coco ripe, im mus buss"

"Wha costs nutting gib good weight."

"Wha gawn bad a maanin, cyaan kum gud a evelin."

"Wha' noh poison, fatten."

"Wha sweet a mout' hat a belly."

"Wha sweet nanny-goat a go run him belly."

"When a dog has money, he buys cheese."

"When ashes cole darg sleep in dey."

"When bull ole him feed a fence side."

"What darg see him bark all night, ramgoat see it no trouble him."

"When crab walk too much him los' him claw."

"What de good a education if him got no sense?"

"When Jackass smell corn, 'im gallop."

"When kitchen dresser tumble dung, maaga dog laugh."

"When cockroach get in a trouble, him well glad fe fun go hide a fowl-house."

"When Jackass back strong, dem overload 'im hamper."

"When rat like fi romp 'roun' puss jaw, one diay 'im gwine en up inna puss craw."

"When water trow weh i' cyaa pick up."

"When you go to a donkey's house, don't talk about ears."

"When you point your finger at someone, look where the other fingers point."

"When the affected lady is doing well she eats her peas with a pin."

"When visitors come a wi fireside, wi mek wi pot smell nice."

"When you buy beef, you buy bones; when you buy land, you buy rocks."

"When your own funeral is approaching, you don't pick and choose your grave diggers."

"When yu go a fireside an' see food, eat half an' lef' half."

"When yu go a Jackass yard, yu noh fi chat 'bout big iyaz."

"Wherever there are bones, there are dogs."

"Who ha' fingernail no ha' itch, and who ha' itch no ha' fingernail."

"Willful was'e bring woeful waant"

"You can say anything to a man with a full stomach."

"Words in mouth, no load upon head."

"Words die and men keep on living."

"You can stop a bird from flying over you, but you can't stop it building a nest."