Name: ZakGT Host App
Author: ZakGT

No ebry ting you yerry good fe talk.

“Not everything you hear is good to repeat.”

Discretion means knowing which things are best left unspoken.

— Traditional Bahamas Wisdom, Bahamas

Source: Traditional Bahamas proverb, public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Bahamas

Come see me is nothing, come live with me something.

“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.

Source: Traditional Bahamas proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Follow fashion break monkey neck.

“Follow fashion, break monkey neck.”

Blindly copying trends or others without judgment can lead to ruin.

Source: Traditional Bahamas proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Goat say him hab wool; sheep say him hab har.

“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.

Source: Traditional Bahamas proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Greedy choke puppy.

“Greed chokes the puppy.”

Taking more than you can handle, out of greed, brings harm on yourself.

Source: Traditional Bahamas proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Have money, have friend.

“Have money, have friends.”

Wealth tends to attract company, warning that such friendship may not be genuine.

Source: Traditional Bahamas proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Hog run for him life, dog run for him character.

“The hog runs for his life; the dog runs for his character.”

Different creatures, and different people, are driven by different priorities.

Source: Traditional Bahamas proverb, public-domain oral tradition