Sèl pa vante tèt li di li sale
Salt does not boast that it is salty
— Haitian proverb —
What is genuinely good does not need to announce itself.
The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.
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Se gou bouyon ki mete lang deyò
It is the taste of the broth that brings the tongue out
— Haitian proverb —
Tout bwa se bwa, men mapou pa kajou
All wood is wood, but the mapou is not mahogany
— Haitian proverb —