Better rags than nakedness.
More Haitian Proverbs:
Hang your knapsack where you can reach it.Haitian
Beyond the mountain is another mountain.
Haitian
The good white man dies, the bad one remains.
Haitian
The child of a tiger is a tiger.
Haitian
Only the knife knows the heart of a pineapple.
Haitian
Ignorance doesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.
Haitian