Malagasy Proverbs
Sayings of Malagasy origin Do not treat your loved one like a swinging door: you are fond of it but you push it back and forth. Life is a shadow and a mist; it passes quickly by, and is no more. Sadness is a valuable treasure -- only discovered in people you love. The dying person cannot wait for the shroud to be woven. Those who know how to swim are the ones who sink. Govern a country as you would roast a crocodile on a spit. From all the fish in the pot you can only make one soup. Debts make the thief. To love the law is to lose money. When you treat someone like a wild cat, he will steal your chickens. A man who lets his problems get the better of him is like the man who divorces his wife the first time she makes him angry. The child of a rat is a rat. Whichever hand is cut, the whole body feels the pain. Greet everyone cordially when you don't know who your in-laws are going to be. Don’t be so in love that you can’t tell when rain is coming. Disg...