Chik pa janm respekte pye gwo mouche

The donkey works, the horse shows off its trim

— Haitian proverb —

labour, injustice, class

Speaking French does not mean intelligence

— Haitian proverb —

class, language, pretension

Every person is a person

— Haitian proverb —

dignity, equality

For the cow with no tail, God drives the flies away

— Haitian proverb —

faith, protection, vulnerability

The small man does what he can, the big man does what he wants

— Haitian proverb —

power, class

If the oxen knew their own strength, the driver would not drive them

— Haitian proverb —

power, class, solidarity