Malawian Proverbs
Sayings of Malawian origin The body pays for a slip of the foot and gold pays for a slip of the tongue. The wrong-headed fool, who refuses counsel, will come to grief. One muddy buffalo makes the whole herd dirty. The lead cow gets whipped the most. An egg never sits on a hen. As if it weren't bad enough to fall, the ladder lands on top of you. We are born from the womb of our mother; we are buried in the womb of the earth. Go away and the conversation changes. Beating a drum is not to break it. The cradle is rocked but the baby is pinched. He can see a louse as far away as China but is not aware of an elephant on his nose. Every joy will follow in grief's footsteps. Leave her now and then if you would really love your wife. A deer tethered with a golden chain can escape to the forest to eat grass. A piece of incense may be as large as the knee, but unless burned emits no fragrance. Those who are at one regarding food are at one in life. Fear t...