Gason konn bouke, men pa fanm
A man may grow tired, but not a woman
— Haitian proverb —
Said about the endurance women are expected to have — and do.
The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.
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Ane pa touye ou, se pa jou k ap touye ou
The year did not kill you, it is not a day that will
— Haitian proverb —
Fanm se kajou, plis li vye plis li bon
Woman is mahogany: the older she is, the better she is
— Haitian proverb —