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appearance (8)

Tout sa ki klere pa lò

Everything that shines is not gold

— Haitian proverb —

appearance, value

Bèl anfòm pa vle di lasante

Looking well does not mean being well

— Haitian proverb —

appearance, health

Bèl antèman pa vle di paradi

A fine funeral does not mean paradise

— Haitian proverb —

appearance, death

Bèl cheve pa lajan

Fine hair is not money

— Haitian proverb —

appearance, wealth

Dan se zo

Teeth are bone

— Haitian proverb —

deceit, appearance

Kal pwason pa lajan

Fish scales are not money

— Haitian proverb —

appearance, value, substance

Tout bwa se bwa, men mapou pa kajou

All wood is wood, but the mapou is not mahogany

— Haitian proverb —

quality, appearance, value

Se soulye ki konnen si chosèt gen twou

It is the shoe that knows whether the sock has a hole

— Haitian proverb —

intimacy, knowledge, appearance