The whetstone in a village does no blunt the knife.
More Bajan Proverbs:
The mouth sells the head.Bajan
No married woman will have her white hair shaved at her mother's.
Bajan
You cant be in the town and be in the country too.
Bajan
Dont give away anything and then take it back, or the person you gave it to will Dont give away anything and then take it back, or the person you gave it to will "set a cat boil for you."
Bajan
A fair daughter's father has no ears.
Bajan
Nobody can see his own goodness: it can be seen only by others.
Bajan