De higher de monkey climb, de more he expose.
“The higher the monkey climbs, the more it exposes itself.”
The more prominent or boastful a person becomes, the more clearly their flaws are revealed.
— Traditional Trinidad & Tobago Wisdom, Trinidad & Tobago
Source: Traditional Trinidad & Tobago proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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