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Moun ki ba ou konsèy achte kabrit nan lapli, se pa li ki ede w pran swen li nan lesèk

The one who advises you to buy a goat in the rain is not the one who helps you keep it through the dry season

Haitian proverb

advice, responsibility

Advice is cheap because the adviser never carries the consequence.

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

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Wè sa m fè, pa fè sa m fè

See what I do, do not do what I do

Haitian proverb

hypocrisy, advice

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Chwal ki gen dis mèt mouri nan poto

A horse with ten masters dies tied to the post

Haitian proverb

responsibility, neglect

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