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Cross in a crowd and the crocodile won't eat you.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about contentment

Those who know how to swim are the ones who sink.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy

In a fight with a fool it's a wise man who quits.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about fight, man

Crows are never the whiter for washing themselves.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy

Friendship reminds us of fathers, love of mothers.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about friendship, love

Do not boast about your wealth if you are a father.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about wealth, contentment

If the hill is on fire the grasshoppers are roasted.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about fire, fire brigade

Even the bottom of a basket finds something to hold.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy

Whichever hand is cut, the whole body feels the pain.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about pain, body

Divorce a young woman and you make another man happy.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about happiness, woman, man, contentment

Other people's children cause your nostrils to flare.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about children, people

Do not measure up the wood before the tree is cut down.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about measure

Better to lose a little money than a little friendship.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about friendship, money

Money is like a guest: it comes today, leaves tomorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about money

The dying person cannot wait for the shroud to be woven.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about people

The barking dog gives you no power -- it gives you fear.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about power, fear, contentment

From all the fish in the pot you can only make one soup.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about fishing, contentment

The king inherits a country -- the people only hard work.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about country, work, people

A patient that can swallow food makes the nurse doubtful.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about food

It is the softness of the lime that is fatal to the bird.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy