Bourik chaje pa kanpe
A loaded donkey does not stop
— Haitian proverb —
Whoever carries the weight has no option of resting.
The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.
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Tete pa janm twò lou pou mèt li
The breast is never too heavy for the one who carries it
— Haitian proverb —
Chaj ou pa ka pòte, ou mete l atè dousman
A load you cannot carry, you set down gently
— Haitian proverb —
Chay sòti sou tèt, li tonbe sou zepòl
The load leaves the head and lands on the shoulder
— Haitian proverb —
Bourik fè pitit pou do l ka poze
The donkey bears young so that its own back can rest
— Haitian proverb —