“When the garden is far, the gombo is spoiled.”[58]--[_Martinique._]
[58] This appears to be a universal Creole proverb. If you want
anything to be well done, you must look after it yourself: to absent
oneself from one’s business is unwise, etc.
148. * Jamais di: Fontaine, mo va jamais boi to dolo. (Ne dis
jamais--Fontaine, je ne boirai jamais de ton eau.)”
“Never say--‘Spring, I will never drink your
water.’”[59]--[_Louisiana._]
[59] The loftiest pride is liable to fall; and we know not how soon we
may be glad to seek the aid of the most humble.