From : http://haitianproverbs.com/
Woch nan dio pa konnen doule woch nan soley.
The rock in the water does not know the pain of the rock in the sun.
Bwe dio nan ve, respekte ve.
(If you) drink water in the glass, respect the glass.
Si se Bondye ki voye. Li peya fre ou.
If it is God who sends you, he'll pay your expenses.
Sa ou fe, se li ou we.
What you do is what you see.
Se met ko kiveye ko.
It is the owner of the body who looks out for the body.
Bondye do ou. fe pa ou, M a fe pa M.
God says do your part and I'll do mine.
Ou we sa ou genyen, ou pa konn sa ou rete.
You know what you've got, but you don't know what's coming.
Famn se kajou. plis li vye, plis li bon.
Woman is like mahogany, the older the better.
Lanne pase toujou pi bon.
Past years are always better.
Sa k rive koukouloulou a, ka rive kakalanga tou.
What happens to the turkey can happen to the rooster too.
Nanpwen lapriye ki pa gen "Amen."
There is no prayer which does not have an "Amen".
Anpre dans tanbou lou.
After the dance the drum is heavy.
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