Haitian Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
22 Haitian Proverbs
A stumble is not a fall.
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An empty sack cannot stand up.
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Beat the dog; wait for its master.
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Beyond the mountain is another mountain.
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Children aren't dogs; adults aren't gods.
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Children have wide ears and long tongues.
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Children learn to creep ere they can learn to go.
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If someone sweats for you, you change his shirt.
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If work were good for you, the rich would leave none for the
poor.
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If ye do wrang, mak amends.
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If you want your eggs hatched, sit on them yourself.
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Ignorance doesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.
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Poor people entertain with the heart.
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The child of a tiger is a tiger.
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The child saith nothing but what he heard at the fireside.
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The child says nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
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The crab that walks too far falls into the pot.
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The donkey sweats so the horse can be decorated with lace.
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The goat which has many owners will be left to die in the sun.
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The pencil of God has no eraser.
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When the cat's stomach is full, the rat's back is bitter.
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his
friends.
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