“Monkey know which tree to climb.”
People instinctively sense who they can take advantage of, so it falls to each person to set firm boundaries.
— Traditional Saint Vincent & Grenadines Wisdom, Saint Vincent & Grenadines
Source: Traditional West Indian proverb, shared Eastern Caribbean oral tradition (Saint Vincent & the Grenadines), public-domain oral tradition
More Proverbs from Saint Vincent & Grenadines
Time longer than rope.
No matter how long a wrong goes unanswered, time will eventually catch up with it — patience outlasts injustice.
One one cocoa fill up the basket.
Small, steady contributions, added one at a time, eventually amount to something substantial.
What is sweet in the goat's mouth is sour in its belly.
A pleasure enjoyed carelessly in the moment often brings unwanted consequences later on.
Cockroach has no business at a fowl party.
Stay out of situations or company where you do not belong and cannot win.
Play with a puppy, and it will lick your mouth.
Allowing too much familiarity, even from those beneath you, invites disrespect.
The higher the monkey climbs, the more it shows its tail.
The more a person rises in pride or position, the more their flaws are exposed.