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Byen san swè pa pwofite

Wealth without sweat does not profit

— Haitian proverb —

What arrives unearned does not stay.

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

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Men anpil, chay pa lou

Many hands, the load is not heavy

— Haitian proverb —

solidarity, work

Sitting does not give

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work, initiative

Pito ou travay pase ou mande

Better that you work than that you beg

— Haitian proverb —

Bèl cheve pa lajan

Fine hair is not money

— Haitian proverb —

appearance, wealth

Fòk ou pèdi tan pou ou gen tan

You have to lose time to have time

— Haitian proverb —

Grangou se mizè, vant plen se traka

Hunger is misery, a full belly is trouble

— Haitian proverb —