One can’t give a grasshopper to a child if one has not caught it yet.
More Malagasy Proverbs:
Poverty won't allow him to lift up his head; dignity won't allow him to bow it down.Malagasy
Money is like a guest: it comes today, leaves tomorrow.
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The sin for which you repent is the father of virtue; but a virtue that you talk about, is the mother of sin.
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It is better to refuse than to accept and not to go.
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When you treat someone like a wild cat, he will steal your chickens.
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Love is like young rice: transplanted, still it grows.
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