Follow fashion break monkey neck.
“Follow fashion, break monkey neck.”
Blindly copying trends or others without judgment can lead to ruin.
— Traditional Bahamas Wisdom, Bahamas
Source: Traditional Bahamas proverb, public-domain oral tradition
More Proverbs from Bahamas
To come see me is nothing; to come live with me is something.
A short visit reveals little about a person, but living together reveals everything.
The goat says he has wool; the sheep says he has hair.
Everyone claims their own qualities are best, even when the difference is only in name.
Greed chokes the puppy.
Taking more than you can handle, out of greed, brings harm on yourself.
Have money, have friends.
Wealth tends to attract company, warning that such friendship may not be genuine.
The hog runs for his life; the dog runs for his character.
Different creatures, and different people, are driven by different priorities.
The hungry fowl wakes early.
Need and necessity are what drive people into early, urgent action.