Bèl anfòm pa vle di lasante
Looking well does not mean being well
— Haitian proverb —
Appearance is not health, in a body or anything else.
The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.
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Tout bwa se bwa, men mapou pa kajou
All wood is wood, but the mapou is not mahogany
— Haitian proverb —