Fòse moun fè sa yo pa vle fè, se tankou eseye plen lanmè ak wòch

Forcing people to do what they do not want is like trying to fill the sea with stones

Coercion is endless and gets you nowhere.

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

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