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Wha rain can't full, dew can't full.

“If the rain itself could not fill it, the dew certainly won't.”

If a sustained, serious effort already failed to achieve something, a smaller, lesser effort will not succeed where it did not.

— Traditional Guyana Wisdom, Guyana

Source: Traditional Guyanese proverb, public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Guyana

Nah tek fiyah stick ah night for wha you can see in the day.

“Don't go looking for a firebrand at night for what you could plainly see in the day.”

Don't wait until it's too late, or make things needlessly difficult, when a warning sign was already clear all along.

Source: Traditional Guyanese proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Who does eat fiyah does shit cold.

“Whoever eats fire will pass something cold.”

If you ignore sound advice or take a reckless risk, you must live with whatever painful consequence follows.

Source: Traditional Guyanese proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Cat foot soft but he does scratch hard.

“The cat's paw is soft, but it scratches hard.”

A gentle, friendly appearance does not guarantee that a person is harmless or trustworthy.

Source: Traditional Guyanese proverb, public-domain oral tradition

If oil ah float, watah deh ah bottom.

“If oil is floating on top, you know there is water underneath.”

A single visible clue can reveal a much larger truth hidden beneath the surface.

Source: Traditional Guyanese proverb, public-domain oral tradition

After laugh come cry.

“After laughter comes crying.”

Moments of joy and ease are often followed, sooner or later, by hardship or sorrow.

Source: Traditional Guyanese proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Every bush ah man night time.

“At night, every bush looks like a man.”

Fear distorts perception, making ordinary things seem far more frightening or threatening than they really are.

Source: Traditional Guyanese proverb, public-domain oral tradition