E ke bula ku ala di manteka.
“He wants to fly with wings of butter.”
Describes someone attempting something far beyond their real ability or means — bound to fail, like wings made of butter melting away.
— Traditional Papiamento Wisdom, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Source: Traditional Papiamento proverb, documented in a Papiamentu-language textbook, public-domain oral tradition
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