💪 Haitian proverbs about strength
Strength here is endurance, not force. The ox never tires of carrying its horns. Behind mountains there are mountains. We are ugly, we are here. These proverbs come from surviving what should not have been survivable.
Ravèt pa janm gen rezon devan poul
The cockroach is never in the right in front of the chicken
— Haitian proverb —
Se lè koulèv mouri ou wè longè l
It is when the snake dies that you see its length
— Haitian proverb —
Ti nèg fè sa l kapab, gwo nèg fè sa l vle
The small man does what he can, the big man does what he wants
— Haitian proverb —
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 —
Ane pa touye ou, se pa jou k ap touye ou
The year did not kill you, it is not a day that will
— Haitian proverb —
M ap degaje m kòm Mèt Jean-Jacques
I am managing as best I can, like Mèt Jean-Jacques
— Haitian proverb —
Dan pouri gen fòs sou bannann mi
A rotten tooth has strength against a ripe banana
— Haitian proverb —