Popular proverbs

Many hands, the load is not heavy

— Haitian proverb —

solidarity, work

Little by little the bird makes its nest

— Haitian proverb —

patience, perseverance

Behind mountains there are mountains

— Haitian proverb —

hardship, endurance

An empty sack does not stand up

— Haitian proverb —

hunger, substance

The one who strikes forgets, the one who carries the mark remembers

— Haitian proverb —

memory, injustice

It is the household rat that eats the house

— Haitian proverb —

betrayal, trust

The hole of a lie is not deep

— Haitian proverb —

truth, deceit

Each firefly shines for its own eyes

— Haitian proverb —

self-interest

After the dance, the drum is heavy

— Haitian proverb —

consequence

The donkey works, the horse shows off its trim

— Haitian proverb —

labour, injustice, class

When the cat is not there, the rats throw a kalinda

— Haitian proverb —

authority, mischief

The cockroach is never in the right in front of the chicken

— Haitian proverb —

power, justice

God's pencil has no eraser

— Haitian proverb —

fate, faith

Speaking French does not mean intelligence

— Haitian proverb —

class, language, pretension