Marriage is not a tight knot, but a slip knot.
More Malagasy Proverbs:
Poverty won't allow him to lift up his head; dignity won't allow him to bow it down.Malagasy
Let your love be like drizzle: it comes softly, but still swells the river.
Malagasy
The king inherits a country -- the people only hard work.
Malagasy
A patient that can swallow food makes the nurse doubtful.
Malagasy
Do not kick away the canoe which helped you to cross the river.
Malagasy
It is not the fire in the fireplace which warms the house, but the couple who get along well.
Malagasy