Mango sayings...

" You don't throw rocks at a green mango "

      - Haitian Proverb

Haitians only exert effort when such effort knowingly provides benefit.

          " An ant guarding a mango " 

                                

                                                                           - Thai Proverb 

     

The ‘’red ant’’ means a male suitor who has spent an inordinate amount of time, often years, courting a woman, only to find out (usually too late) that she has been poached by someone else.

" If you don't eat mangoes that fall on the ground, be sure to be strong enough to pick the ones on the tree "

- African Proverb

If you don't want to marry the girl next door, be sure you have what it takes to get the beauty across the street.

SOURCES

• Haitian
• Thai
• African