🤝 Haitian proverbs about friendship
Many hands, the load is not heavy — the most quoted proverb in Haiti, and effectively a national motto. But the same tradition warns that fine teeth do not mean friend, and that a dog with a bone has none.
Si bèf te konn fòs yo, majoral pa ta lanse yo
If the oxen knew their own strength, the driver would not drive them
— Haitian proverb —
Se lè ou nan bezwen ou konn ki moun ki zanmi ou
It is when you are in need that you know who your friends are
— Haitian proverb —
Chen ou fè byen, lè li anraje se ou li mòde
The dog you treated well bites you when it turns rabid
— Haitian proverb —