Chwal ki gen dis mèt mouri nan poto
A horse with ten masters dies tied to the post
— Haitian proverb —
What belongs to everyone gets looked after by no one.
The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.
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Moun ki ba ou konsèy achte kabrit nan lapli, se pa li ki ede w pran swen li nan lesèk
The one who advises you to buy a goat in the rain is not the one who helps you keep it through the dry season
— Haitian proverb —