Macacu sa ki palu e ta subi.
“A monkey knows which tree it climbs.”
A wise person knows their own strengths and limits, and chooses the path or opportunity that truly suits them rather than one that will only bring them harm.
— Traditional Aruba Wisdom, Aruba
Source: Traditional Papiamento proverb, shared ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao) oral tradition — Sambumbu folklore collection (Pater Paul Brenneker), public-domain
More Proverbs from Aruba
Little by little, the barrel fills.
Steady, small efforts accumulate over time into real progress.
Soup doesn't boil twice.
A missed chance rarely comes back, so do not dwell on what is already lost.
A rope cuts twice.
Cutting corners or rushing a job often creates twice the trouble later.
One head makes another.
Two people thinking together accomplish more than one mind working alone.
Too much amen damages the mass.
Even a good thing becomes harmful when it is carried to excess.
Go tell that to a cow.
A sharp dismissal of a story so unbelievable that not even an animal would fall for it.