Creole Proverbs

Creole Proverbs grew from Afro‑European and Indigenous mixing in colonial islands and ports. They prize quick wit, rhythm, and survival lessons shaped by plantation life, sea trade, and storms.

Never dress in mourning before the dead man is in his coffin. (Creole Proverb)
Never hang your hat higher than you can reach. View proverb
Creole Proverb
Never mistake chicken shit for an egg. View proverb
Creole Proverb
Sick people have no friends. View proverb
Creole Proverb
Speaking french is no proof of intelligence. View proverb
Creole Proverb
Thanks cost nothing. View proverb
Creole Proverb
The back dies for the shoulder and the shoulder knows nothing about it. View proverb
Creole Proverb
The beggar that begs near another beggar will never be rich. View proverb
Creole Proverb
The crow may be caged, but its thoughts are in the cornfield. View proverb
Creole Proverb
The ear is only a door. View proverb
Creole Proverb
The frog knows more about the rain than the calendar. (Creole Proverb)
The goat that climbs up the rock also has to go down. View proverb
Creole Proverb
The higher the monkey climbs, the more it is exposed to danger. View proverb
Creole Proverb
The monkey knows which branch to swing on. View proverb
Creole Proverb
The mouth of a woman takes no holiday. View proverb
Creole Proverb
The parson christens his own child first. View proverb
Creole Proverb
The pumpkin vine never bears watermelons. View proverb
Creole Proverb
The sea breeze blows the pelican where he wants to go. View proverb
Creole Proverb
What you don't know is bigger than you. View proverb
Creole Proverb
What you lose in the fire, you will find in the ashes. View proverb
Creole Proverb
When the big fish fight the shrimps must lie low. (Creole Proverb)
When the crocodile says that the river crossing is deep you must believe it. View proverb
Creole Proverb
You can hate the dog, but do not tell him that his teeth are dirty. View proverb
Creole Proverb
You can make a mule cross the river but you cant make him drink the water. View proverb
Creole Proverb
You may hide the fire, but what about the smoke? View proverb
Creole Proverb