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Konn li pa di lespri pou sa

Knowing how to read does not mean intelligence

— Haitian proverb —

knowledge, pretension

Schooling and sense are different things.

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

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Pale franse pa vle di lespri

Speaking French does not mean intelligence

— Haitian proverb —

class, language, pretension

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Mande chemen pa di pèdi pou sa

Asking the road does not mean you are lost

— Haitian proverb —

humility, knowledge

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