Don’t insult the alligator until you’ve crossed the river.
More Haitian Proverbs:
To stumble is not to fall.Haitian
If you want your eggs hatched, sit on them yourself.
Haitian
You don't know a man before he takes a woman.
Haitian
Do not insult the mother alligator until after you have crossed the river.
Haitian
Beyond the mountain is another mountain.
Haitian
A single finger cannot catch fleas.
Haitian