Sonje lapli ki leve mayi ou
Remember the rain that raised your corn
— Haitian proverb —
Remember what fed you before you were anyone.
The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.
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Bay kou bliye, pòte mak sonje
The one who strikes forgets, the one who carries the mark remembers
— Haitian proverb —
Pa janm koupe dwèt moun k ap ba ou manje
Never cut the finger of the one feeding you
— Haitian proverb —