The sheep drinks but it’s the goat that gets drunk.
More Martiniquais Proverbs:
Not everybody who wears spurs is a jockey.Martiniquais
When you bump into someone, begging your pardon doesn't put it right.
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Where there is a bone, there are dogs.
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If an ox doesn't know the size of his arse he won't eat an apricot stone.
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You jump up, but you come down all the same.
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Chickens can't speak well of their own soup.
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