Malawian proverbs

Do not be like the mosquito that bites the owner of the house.

When a dead tree falls, the woodpeckers profit from his death.

Gold is a debt we can repay, but kindness not till our dying day.

If you dip your arm into the picklepot let it be up to the elbow.

Don't think there are no crocodiles just because the water's calm.

You can measure the depth of the sea but what about a man's heart?

It is the fate of the coconut husk to float, for the stone to sink.

However big the whale may be, the tiny harpoon can rob him of life.

As if it weren't bad enough to fall, the ladder lands on top of you.

The day will come when cats have horns and Dutchmen will be circumcised.

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