“If you can’t get turkey, you must satisfy with John Crow.”

Bowl goes, calabash comes.

Willful waste brings woeful want.

The bond between blood relatives is very strong.

Words are never enough to get through difficult situations. Offer practical solutions and not just mere talk.

Do not purchase a pussycat in a bag.

What went wrong in the morning cannot be remedied in the evening.

Be discreet in what you communicate to others.

Today for me, tomorrow for you.

Deal with important matters first.

Always choose the first opportunity.

It is not for the want of fat that the nightingale’s legs stand so.

Get out of any situation in which you feel threatened or pressured into doing anything against your will.

Finger never says “look here,” he says “look yonder”.

Never judge by outward appearances alone.

A he-goat never wants to scratch his back till he see a stone wall.

Parents always think that their children are destined for greatness.