Malagasy Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
20 Malagasy Proverbs
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“A patient that can swallow food makes the nurse doubtful.”
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“By getting angry, you show you are wrong.”
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“Cross in a crowd and the crocodile won't eat you.”
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“Crosses are ladders that lead to heaven.”
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“Crosses are ladders which lead to heaven.”
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“Crows are black everywhere.”
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“Crows are never the whiter for washing themselves.”
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“Crows bewail the dead sheep, and then eat them.”
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“Distracted by what is far away, he does not see his nose.”
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“Do not be like a miser who saves for those who will bury him.”
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“Done in by his own trade like a water merchant in the rain.”
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“It is better to refuse than to accept and not to go.”
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“Nothing is so difficult that diligence cannot master it.”
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“Nothing is so full of victory as patience.”
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“One does not like hot, the other does not like cold; make it
tepid to make an agreement.”
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“Poverty won't allow him to lift up his head; dignity won't allow
him to bow it down.”
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“Power corrupts.”
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“Sick people are like kings.”
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“Sorrow is like rice in an attic: you use a little every day and
at the end it is all gone.”
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“Words are like eggs: when they are hatched they have wings.”
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