❤️ Haitian proverbs about love
Haitian proverbs rarely say love plainly. They talk about mahogany that improves with age, about a finger you cannot cut off however badly it smells, about kissing a mouth while fearing its teeth. What follows is closeness as Haitians actually name it — family, women, intimacy, loyalty.
Manman chen pa janm mòde pitit li jous nan zo
A mother dog never bites her pup to the bone
— Haitian proverb —
Dwèt ou santi, ou pa ka koupe l jete
Your finger stinks, you cannot cut it off and throw it away
— Haitian proverb —
Si ou renmen gren an andan, ou dwe renmen po a tou
If you love the seed inside, you must love the skin as well
— Haitian proverb —
Tete pa janm twò lou pou mèt li
The breast is never too heavy for the one who carries it
— Haitian proverb —
Fanm se kajou, plis li vye plis li bon
Woman is mahogany: the older she is, the better she is
— Haitian proverb —
Bourik fè pitit pou do l ka poze
The donkey bears young so that its own back can rest
— Haitian proverb —