39 Sayings of Haitian Origin

1. "Only the knife knows the heart of a pineapple." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "To stumble is not to fall." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "Children aren't dogs; adults aren't gods." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "If they had cereal, they'd want gumbo." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "The child of a tiger is a tiger." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "The dog has four feet, but he does not walk in four roads at the same time." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "Children learn to creep before they can learn to go." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "Poor people entertain with the heart." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "Salt does not brag that it is salted." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "The crab that walks miles too far will fall into the pot." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "The constitution is paper, bayonets are steel." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "Beat the dog; wait for its master." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "The child says nothing, but what it heard by the fire." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "When the cat's stomach is full, the rat's back is bitter." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "The donkey sweats so the horse can be decorated with lace." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "If someone sweats for you, you change his shirt." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "All food is fit to eat, but not all words are fit to speak." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "Beyond the mountain is another mountain." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "If someone sweats for you, you change his shirt." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "Children have wide ears and long tongues." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "Being careful is not being a coward." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "Age and marriage tame the beast." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "You don't know a man before he takes a woman." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "The pencil of God has no eraser." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "Don't insult the alligator until you've crossed the river." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "Little by little, the bird builds its nest." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "A single finger cannot catch fleas." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "Ignorance doesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "A stumble is not a fall." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "A monkey never thinks her baby's ugly." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "Better rags than nakedness." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "The good white man dies, the bad one remains." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

34. "An empty sack cannot stand up." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

35. "Eggs have no business dancing with stones." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

36. "If you want your eggs hatched, sit on them yourself." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

37. "The goat that has many owners will be left to die in the sun." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

38. "To speak French doesn't mean you are smart." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

39. "If work were good for you, the rich would leave none for the poor." (Haitian Sayings) Click to tweet