84 Haitian Proverbs / Page 4
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The donkey sweats so the horse can be decorated with lace.62.
The fish don't see the water.63.
The frog's pee adds to the river.64.
The goat that has many owners will be left to die in the sun.65.
The goat which has many owners will be left to die in the sun.66.
The good white man dies, the bad one remains.67.
The macaco doesn't climb up the acacia tree two times.68.
The pencil of God has no eraser.69.
The pencil of God has not an eraser.70.
The rat knows full well that, if the cat is old and feeble, its claws are not.71.
The way you got married is not the way you'll get divorced.72.
To speak French doesn't mean you are smart.73.
To stumble is not to fall.74.
True courage is knowing how to suffer.75.
Two skinny people don't fry.76.
What you deserve you don't have to ask for.77.
When god chooses to give, it shall come in through the door.78.
When the cat's stomach is full, the rat's back is bitter.79.
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.80.
When you curse your stepmother, your mother will be the victim.