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Chita pa bay

Sitting does not give

— Haitian proverb —

work, initiative

Nothing arrives while you sit still.

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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

Pito ou travay pase ou mande

Better that you work than that you beg

— Haitian proverb —

Byen san swè pa pwofite

Wealth without sweat does not profit

— Haitian proverb —

Fòk ou pèdi tan pou ou gen tan

You have to lose time to have time

— Haitian proverb —