African American proverbsDefinitions

Adversity is a good sign — Watch out when you're getting all you want, fattening hogs ain't in luck.

Alcohol is apt to make one talkative — Liquor talks mighty loud when it gets loose from the jug.

A Bad influence is best avoided — Heaps of good cotton stalks get chopped up from association with the weeds.

Complaining is unwise — Cursin' the weather is mighty poor farming.

Cost is an imparter of value on a thing — The rainbow might be better lookin' if it wasn't such a cheap show.

Crisis is revealing of vulnerabilities — North wind show the cracks in the house.

Debt is swimming with your boots on.

A Disadvantage is not without its advantages — Black sheep hide mighty easy in the dark.

Drinking is apt to make one talkative — Liquor talks mighty loud when it gets loose from the jug.

Expertise is overrated — The bullfrog knows more about rain than the almanac.