63 Malawian Proverbs / Page 5
- 41. The body is killed by the mouth.
 - 42. The body pays for a slip of the foot and gold pays for a slip of the tongue.
- 43. The cradle is rocked but the baby is pinched.
- 44. The day will come when cats have horns and Dutchmen will be circumcised.
- 45. The less soup, the more spoons.
- 46. The more shoots, the more leaves.
- 47. The most fragrant of flowers are eaten by the green-fly.
- 48. The proportion of things thrill the eye.
- 49. The smallest pepper is hottest.
- 50. The teeth sometimes bite the tongue.
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