Se lè koulèv mouri ou wè longè l
It is when the snake dies that you see its length
— Haitian proverb —
The full size of a thing shows only once it is over. Said of regimes and of people.
The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.
The cockroach is never in the right in front of the chicken
— Haitian proverb —
The small man does what he can, the big man does what he wants
— Haitian proverb —
If the oxen knew their own strength, the driver would not drive them
— Haitian proverb —
A rotten tooth has strength against a ripe banana
— Haitian proverb —