"Chicken merry, hawk deh near." — Traditional Montserrat & Eastern Caribbean Wisdom | ZakGT Quote | ZakGT

“Chicken merry, hawk deh near.”

When things are going well and spirits are high, danger may be closer than it appears.

— Traditional Montserrat & Eastern Caribbean Wisdom, Montserrat

Source: Traditional West Indian Creole proverb, part of the shared English Creole oral tradition across the Caribbean including the Leeward Islands and Montserrat (see Richard Allsopp, Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage), public-domain oral tradition

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“One-one cocoa full basket.”

Small, steady contributions add up over time into something substantial.

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Source: Traditional Eastern Caribbean proverb, shared West Indian oral tradition across the Leeward Islands including Montserrat, public-domain oral tradition

“What is for you cannot be un-for you.”

What is truly meant for you will come to you no matter the obstacles in the way.

Traditional Montserrat & Eastern Caribbean Wisdom

Source: Traditional Eastern Caribbean proverb, shared West Indian oral tradition across the Leeward Islands including Montserrat, public-domain oral tradition

“Cockroach has no business in a fowl fight.”

Do not involve yourself in a conflict far bigger or more dangerous than you are; you will only get hurt.

Traditional Montserrat & Eastern Caribbean Wisdom

Source: Traditional Eastern Caribbean proverb, shared West Indian oral tradition across the Leeward Islands including Montserrat, public-domain oral tradition

“Time longer than rope.”

Given enough time, truth and justice eventually catch up with wrongdoing, however long it takes.

Traditional Montserrat & Eastern Caribbean Wisdom

Source: Traditional Eastern Caribbean proverb, shared West Indian oral tradition across the Leeward Islands including Montserrat, public-domain oral tradition

“Every skin-teeth is not a laugh.”

A smiling face does not always mean genuine friendliness or good intentions.

Traditional Montserrat & Eastern Caribbean Wisdom

Source: Traditional Eastern Caribbean proverb, shared West Indian oral tradition across the Leeward Islands including Montserrat, public-domain oral tradition

“When your neighbour's house is on fire, wet your own roof.”

Take precautions when trouble strikes nearby, even before it reaches your own doorstep.

Traditional Montserrat & Eastern Caribbean Wisdom

Source: Traditional Eastern Caribbean proverb, shared West Indian oral tradition across the Leeward Islands including Montserrat, public-domain oral tradition

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