The goat’s business is not the sheep’s business
— Haitian proverb —
meddling, self-interest, responsibility
Two lives that look alike from outside are not one life. Keep to what is yours to carry.
The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.
The one who advises you to buy a goat in the rain is not the one who helps you keep it through the dry season
— Haitian proverb —
A pot you did not put on the fire, you do not take down
— Haitian proverb —
A horse with ten masters dies tied to the post
— Haitian proverb —
When the cockroach wants to throw a dance, it never invites the hen
— Haitian proverb —