- Dog got four feet but can’t walk but one road.
- New broom sweeps clean but old broom gets corners.
- Evry sick ain’t fa tell de doctor.
- Mus tek cyear a de root fa heal de tree. (Take care of the roots to heal the tree.)
- Come see ein like come stay. (Come see [dating] isn’t the same as come stay [a life-long commitment].)
Do you know a Gullah proverb? If so, please share a proverb (or two or three…) with us.
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My mother-in-law of Charleston, SC shared these with me:
“A hard head make a soft behind.” [Refusal to accept wise advice leads to pain and sorrow],
“Hard times make a monkey eat red pepper.” [Desperation will make people do extreme things],
“Your brother is in the cornfield, jumping over the fence, with a paper string sack!” [Someone has committed a crime in secret, but we all know who did it]