Madagasy proverbs

An egg does not fight a rock.

Iron does not clang by itself.

Disgraced like a man whose own pet bites him.

Do not scare the birds you are going to shoot.

Roosters' tail feathers: pretty but always behind.

Do not kick away the canoe which helped you to cross the river.

A canoe does not know who is king. When it turns over, everyone gets wet.

The lazy man who goes to borrow a spade says, ""I hope I will not find one.""

You think you are strong like the corn plant, yet the bean vine is already choking you.

Do not treat your loved one like a swinging door: you are fond of it but you push it back and forth.

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