Guyanese

Sometimes when you are enjoying yourself, unknown to you, trouble is brewing in the background.
Do not try to carry out two tasks at the same time.
You may think that you are getting away with your misdeeds, but one day you will be caught.
People will not respect you if you have a bad reputation.
If you put little effort in a task you can expect very little success.
You must attempt something only when all aspects seem clear.
When you make a decision you must be prepared to abide with the consequences.
Although you tend to be ignored for the wrong things you do, you still have your conscience to deal with.
When there is trouble, enemies are sometimes forced to get together to solve problems.
Everybody has to learn and find out what is good for himself or herself.
You should not go against the decision or choice of a person you feel is qualified to make the right choice.
Every little bit adds up.
Sometimes when you are enjoying yourself, unknown to you, trouble is brewing in the background.
Sometimes when you think you are safe, danger is lurking nearby.
If a person’s head is big it is not necessarily brainy.
Some people take out their anger on those who are nearby but have nothing to do with it.
You should not tell everything. Room should be left to others to find out some things for themselves.
A source of enjoyment is always available where it was once found.
If you feel that you do not belong somewhere you should not go there. Also, if you are unable to do something, you should not do it.
In life it is difficult for you to relate to someone who may be unfriendly or hostile.
You reap what you sow.
If someone close to you says something about you it is most likely true.
Those who are leading can see the danger ahead and are in a position to give advice.
You must not curse the place that you have come from, because sometime in the future you may have to return there.
If you waste your money it would be finished very quickly.
Some things take a long time to be completed.
When a man is courting a woman, he is very concerned, kind and considerate, but when the novelty of the relationship is over, he finds faults and is unkind.
Only time can make you what you will be.
After you have eaten and drunken much you tend to become lazy.
A spell of misfortune causes our whole outlook to be bleak. The smallest incident can cause us to feel hurt.
Having achieved a goal, it is difficult to retain it.
It is assumed that a woman talks very much, but a man talks less and quickly resorts to violence.
If you do not have the necessary expertise or tools for a job, it is better not to bother with it.
You should not try to position yourself everywhere or in everything.
You can hurt a person by what you say as if you literally bite him.
It does not matter if you are annoyed with conditions at work, you have to return to your job. Similarly, although you may be frustrated with the situation in your homeland, you may still have to return to it.
Things seem worse than they really are when we are afraid.
Good and evil come from the same source.
Sometimes you think that what you do or say nobody sees or hears, but yet your secrets are known.
In life you cannot make any kind of progress if you do not take risks. Also, the first steps must be made.
You must see for yourself before you talk.
When you are small you are insignificant, but when you become big you are strong and important.
When a mother is around, she keeps the family together, but when she dies the members of the family tend to scatter.
Every life comes to an end sooner or later.
When a great man falls, he is no longer feared and respected.
Only after experiencing trials and crises in life can a person’s true self be known.
The same manner in which you treats your child, you should treat another’s.
A matter may not concern someone, yet he or she gets involved.
There are places where you can play an important part, but here are other places where you can be insignificant.
When you are young you carry much burden, but as you get old you can take on only little responsibility.
Be grateful for favors from anyone because someday you may need another.
When two powerful people meet to discuss business, everybody else must know his place.
A member of your family may turn delinquent but that does not mean that you must disown him or refuse to help him.
Sometimes when a person dies others will cry not so much in sorrow but in joy for the expected inheritance.
There is an opportunity for everyone and you must try to grasp it.
To fill a need you make do with anything at hand.
It is no use crying over a mishap.
You have to take risks when you attempt new ventures.
Giving up your advantages places you in a losing position.
Every story has two sides.
When one member of the family is hurt all others feel it.
If you have a need, you grasp at everything that fulfills it.
You cannot judge everything from the outside.
Children learn bad habits from their parents.
Just because someone smiles with you doesn’t mean that you are friends.
Your secrets are spread from best friend to best friend to best friend.
Good things do not come easily.
You should not always take things by their looks.
Some people talk kindly to you but they are capable of hurting you.
What you boast about yourself may not necessarily be true.
Do not jump into a venture before you make sure that it is worthy.
Sometimes when you make yourself too kind your friends and associates will take advantage.
You should be always prepared for disappointment or trouble.
It is not everything you must take at face value.
When you tell a friend a secret soon everyone knows because your friend will tell another friend.
See for yourself and form your own conclusions instead of relying on the reports of others.
Don’t try to over do something, keep it simple.
Some people will never change their ways and attitude.
We are quick to use ignorance as an excuse for our mistakes.
Some happenings cannot be changed or reversed.
Some people make use of things and people and then carelessly discard them.
You spend a lifetime trying to acquire knowledge and understanding, and when it seems that all has been grasped, life ends.
In life you learn from everybody and everything in the environment in which you find yourself.
If you persevere you can make great accomplishments.
When you are good at a job you are expected to perform just as well without the necessary tools and support.
When you work hard and achieve something in life, you are not happy if it is taken away by others.
Lazy people wear out their pants and get nothing done.
Vexation will cure a problematic situation.
Things do not always turn out to be what you expect them to be.
When you are made to feel ashamed, you wish you could disappear from the public’s eye.
Some people may seem friendly and understanding but to your surprise it is not really so.
Some people do all the hard work but others benefit in the end.
A little evidence can tell the whole story.
While enjoying yourself look out for things that can threaten you.