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Bouch manje tout manje, men li pa pale tout pawòl

The mouth eats every food, but it does not speak every word

— Haitian proverb —

discretion, silence

Eat what you are given; do not say everything you know.

Bouch manje tout manje, men li pa pale tout pawòl — The mouth eats every food, but it does not speak every word
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