Bèl dan pa di zanmi
Fine teeth do not say friend
— Haitian proverb —
A smile is not friendship. Warns against reading warmth as loyalty.
The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.
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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 —