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Bèl cheve pa lajan

Fine hair is not money

— Haitian proverb —

appearance, wealth

Good looks do not pay.

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The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.

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Tout sa ki klere pa lò

Everything that shines is not gold

— Haitian proverb —

appearance, value

Byen san swè pa pwofite

Wealth without sweat does not profit

— Haitian proverb —

Bèl anfòm pa vle di lasante

Looking well does not mean being well

— Haitian proverb —

appearance, health

Bèl antèman pa vle di paradi

A fine funeral does not mean paradise

— Haitian proverb —

appearance, death

Teeth are bone

— Haitian proverb —

deceit, appearance

Grangou se mizè, vant plen se traka

Hunger is misery, a full belly is trouble

— Haitian proverb —