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De mèg pa fri

Two lean ones do not fry

— Haitian proverb —

Two people with nothing cannot help each other out of it.

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Malere pa gen zanmi

The poor person has no friends

— Haitian proverb —

poverty, friendship

Pitit se richès malere

Children are the poor person's wealth

— Haitian proverb —

family, poverty

Sa foumi genyen, se sa l bay pitit li

What the ant has is what it gives its young

— Haitian proverb —

family, poverty, generosity

Sa pòv genyen, se li l pote nan mache

What the poor have is what they carry to market

— Haitian proverb —

poverty, honesty

Malere pa dezonè

Poverty is not dishonour

— Haitian proverb —

poverty, dignity

Doktè pa janm trete tèt li

A doctor never treats himself

— Haitian proverb —

self-knowledge, help