Meaning
Patience and careful, gentle handling accomplish delicate things that force and haste cannot. Take your time and press the ant softly and you can even find its tiny guts — do it roughly and you crush everything. A proverb praising slow, painstaking care, whether in delicate work, handling people, or solving a tricky problem.
Examples
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Nuh rush di repair — tek time mash ant, yuh find him guts.
Don't rush the repair — patience and care get the delicate result.
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Handle di situation gentle; tek time mash ant, yuh find him guts.
Handle the situation gently; careful patience accomplishes it.
Origin
A traditional proverb; slow, gentle pressure on an ant reveals even its guts. See [[patience-man-ride-donkey]], [[hurry-hurry-mek-bad-curry]].
How it’s used
Patience and gentle care accomplish delicate things. See [[patience-man-ride-donkey]], [[tek-time]].