Konn li pa di lespri pou sa
Knowing how to read does not mean intelligence
— Haitian proverb —
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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Se soulye ki konnen si chosèt gen twou
It is the shoe that knows whether the sock has a hole
— Haitian proverb —