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hardship (7)

Dèyè mòn gen mòn

Behind mountains there are mountains

— Haitian proverb —

hardship, endurance

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Sa ki pa touye ou, angrese ou

What does not kill you fattens you

— Haitian proverb —

endurance, hardship

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Se tè ki bat ki bwè lapli

It is the beaten earth that drinks the rain

— Haitian proverb —

hardship, reward

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Se lè ou nan bezwen ou konn ki moun ki zanmi ou

It is when you are in need that you know who your friends are

— Haitian proverb —

friendship, hardship

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Bouche nen ou pou bwè dlo santi

Hold your nose to drink the foul water

— Haitian proverb —

necessity, hardship

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Byen mal pa lanmò

Being badly off is not death

— Haitian proverb —

hope, hardship

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Chay sòti sou tèt, li tonbe sou zepòl

The load leaves the head and lands on the shoulder

— Haitian proverb —

burden, hardship

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