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Malere pa dezonè

Poverty is not dishonour

— Haitian proverb —

poverty, dignity

Being poor is not shameful. A correction aimed at whoever thinks it is.

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

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Tout moun se moun

Every person is a person

— Haitian proverb —

dignity, equality

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

Pito ou travay pase ou mande

Better that you work than that you beg

— Haitian proverb —

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