Tout moun se moun
Every person is a person
— Haitian proverb —
Flat, total statement of equal human worth. Used as a moral floor in argument.
The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.
Same themes
Chik pa janm respekte pye gwo mouche
A chigoe flea never respects a big man’s foot
— Haitian proverb —