Se sou chemiz blanch yo wè tach
It is on white shirts that stains are seen
— Haitian proverb —
The higher your reputation, the more visible your faults.
The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.
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Tout bèt nan lanmè manje moun, se reken ki pote move non
Every creature in the sea eats people, but it is the shark that carries the bad name
— Haitian proverb —