“Play with puppy, puppy licks your mouth.”
Allowing too much familiarity, especially with those beneath your guard, invites disrespect.
— Traditional Montserrat & Eastern Caribbean Wisdom, Montserrat
Source: Traditional Eastern Caribbean proverb, shared West Indian oral tradition across the Leeward Islands including Montserrat, public-domain oral tradition
More Proverbs from Montserrat
One-one cocoa full basket.
Small, steady contributions add up over time into something substantial.
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.
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.
Time longer than rope.
Given enough time, truth and justice eventually catch up with wrongdoing, however long it takes.
Every skin-teeth is not a laugh.
A smiling face does not always mean genuine friendliness or good intentions.
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.