Paysans bel, lavi long. Patience is beautiful, life is long. meaning, A patient person is happier. I love the way this proverb produces an instant [...]

Nou pa mande pitit samble papa l', nou mande erez kouch. We don't ask for the child to look like his father; we just ask [...]

Se senk kob ki fe goud. Pennies make the gourd (currency of Haiti). meaning, Little things can add up. Teaching any subject in any country [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]