“He is drunk with doing nothing.”--[_Mauritius._]
181. Liane yame ka marré yame. (La liane du yam lie [lit. amarre] le
yam.)
“The yam-vine ties the yam.”[72]--[_Trinidad._]
[72] In Martinique Creole the proverb is: _Còde gnâme marré gnâme._
“Code” (_corde_) signifying the same as _liane_, the long cord-like
stalk of the creeper. Folks are sometimes caught fast in the snares
they set for others, just as the yam is tied with its own stalk.
182. Lilit pour dé napas lilet pour trois. (Un lit pour deux n’est pas
un lit pour trois.)
“A bed for two isn’t a bed for three.”--[_Mauritius._]