Gold teet don' suit hog mout
“Gold teeth do not suit a hog's mouth.”
Fine things are wasted, or even look absurd, on someone who has not earned or does not fit them.
— Traditional Bajan Wisdom, Barbados
Source: Traditional Barbados proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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