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Se lè ou nan bezwen ou konn ki moun ki zanmi ou

It is when you are in need that you know who your friends are

— Haitian proverb —

friendship, hardship

Need sorts the company.

Se lè ou nan bezwen ou konn ki moun ki zanmi ou — It is when you are in need that you know who your friends are — Share this proverb

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

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Dèyè mòn gen mòn

Behind mountains there are mountains

— Haitian proverb —

hardship, endurance

Bèl dan pa di zanmi

Fine teeth do not say friend

— Haitian proverb —

friendship, deceit

Malere pa gen zanmi

The poor person has no friends

— Haitian proverb —

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Zanmi pre pi bon pase fanmi lwen

A near friend is better than distant family

— Haitian proverb —

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Sa ki pa touye ou, angrese ou

What does not kill you fattens you

— Haitian proverb —

endurance, hardship

Se tè ki bat ki bwè lapli

It is the beaten earth that drinks the rain

— Haitian proverb —

hardship, reward