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injustice (3)

Bay kou bliye, pòte mak sonje

The one who strikes forgets, the one who carries the mark remembers

— Haitian proverb —

memory, injustice

Bourik travay, chwal galonnen

The donkey works, the horse shows off its trim

— Haitian proverb —

labour, injustice, class

Tout bèt nan lanmè manje moun, se reken ki pote move non

Every creature in the sea eats people, but it is the shark that carries the bad name

— Haitian proverb —

reputation, injustice, slander