130 Malagasy Proverbs / Page 12
- 111. Truth is like sugar cane; even if you chew it for a long time, it is still sweet.
 - 112. Wealth is like hair in the nose: it hurts to be separated whether from a little or from a lot.
- 113. When the crocodiles leave, the caymans come.
- 114. When the ducks are quacking the frogs take it as a warning.
- 115. When the king reigns it is thanks to the people; when a river sings it's thanks to the stones.
- 116. When you are looking for a country with no tombstones you will find yourself in the land of cannibals.
- 117. When you treat someone like a wild cat, he will steal your chickens.
- 118. Whichever hand is cut, the whole body feels the pain.
- 119. Without the forest, there will be no more water, without water, there will be no more rice.
- 120. Words are like eggs: when they are hatched they have wings.
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