Haitian Proverb February 25th
Se le ou malad pou ou konnen si ou gen zanmi. It's when you are sick that you know if you have friends. meaning, True [...]
Haitian Proverb February 18th
Dye pa lom. God is not man. meaning, Don't expect fate to be as you would have done things. I love the simplicity if this [...]
Haitian Proverb February 11th
Tout moun konnen kouto pa janm grate manch pa li. Everybody knows that a knife never scrapes its own handle. meaning, You must have help [...]
Haitian Proverb February 5th
Moulen manje sou dan li genyen. The mill grinds with the teeth it has....meaning, you manage with what you have. I can't tell you how [...]
Haitian Proverb January 26th
"Chak pen gen founo li e fwomaj li." Translation: "Every bread has its oven as well as its cheese...meaning: everyone has trials and joys, and [...]
Haitian Proverb January 12th
"Chay pa janm lou pou mèt li." Translation: "The load is never too heavy for its master." Many Christians walk around in more trouble than [...]
Haitian Proverb January 4th
"Bèf san ke, Bondye pouse mouch pou li." Translation: "God shoos away the flies for the cow with no tail." In Haiti, the country always [...]
Haitian Proverb December 31st
"Se pa ak rara you kenbe zwazo." Translation: "You don't catch birds with a carnival band." All of us know the benefits of having more [...]
Haitian Proverb December 24th
"Ou pa pwason; ou pa't pou antre nan nas." Translation: "You're not a fish; you shouldn't have entered the net." Meddling where we don't belong [...]
Haitian Proverb December 17th
"Ou montre makak voye wòch, premye moun li kase tèt se ou mem." Translation: "You teach a monkey to throw rocks, the first head he [...]
Haitian Proverb December 10th
"Fòk ou chache konn chemen anvan ou pran wout." Translation: "You must learn the way before you take to the road." Simply put, this proverb [...]
Haitian Proverb December 3rd
"Menm nan lanfè gen moun pa." Translation: "Even in hall there are buddies." I have always hated the quote, "You show me your friends, and [...]
Haitian Proverb November 26th
"Lavi di ou, 'Ann ale', men ou pa konnen ki kote l'ap mennen ou." Translation: "Life says, 'let's go', but you don't know where it's [...]
Haitian Proverb November 19th
"Byen pre pa lakay." Translation: "Close is not home." Anyone who has ever been on a road trip with kids know the age-old question, "Are [...]
Haitian Proverb November 12th
"Sa je pa wè, pa fè kè tounen." Translation: "What the eyes don't see doesn't sour the heart." What a beautiful way of reminding us [...]
Haitian Proverb November 5th
"Se pa bagay ki aprann lekòl." Translation: "Not everything is learned at school." This proverb is a great reminder to us that in every situation [...]