Guyanese Proverbs

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.

When two powerful people meet to discuss business, everybody else must know his place.

Be grateful for favors from anyone because someday you may need another.

When you are young you carry much burden, but as you get old you can take on only little responsibility.

There are places where you can play an important part, but here are other places where you can be insignificant.

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.

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.