“Play with a puppy, and it will lick your mouth.”
Allowing too much familiarity, even from those beneath you, invites disrespect.
— 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.
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.
Every day is not Sunday, and every day is not Christmas.
Good fortune and celebration do not last forever; be prepared for the harder ordinary days.