130 Malagasy Proverbs / Page 6
- 51. Friendship reminds us of fathers, love of mothers.
 - 52. From all the fish in the pot you can only make one soup.
- 53. Govern a country as you would roast a crocodile on a spit.
- 54. Greet everyone cordially when you don't know who your in-laws are going to be.
- 55. He is truly hungry who accepts defeat in a fight over meat.
- 56. However little food we have, we'll share it even if it's only one locust.
- 57. Idleness moves so slowly that it will be overtaken by misery.
- 58. If love is torn apart you cannot stitch the pieces together again.
- 59. If the hill is on fire the grasshoppers are roasted.
- 60. If we don't fight we remain equals, if we do fight then one of us wins.
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