Better to be guilty in the eyes of men than in the eyes of God.
More Malagasy Proverbs:
Words are like newly hatched eggs: they already have wings.Malagasy
Do not kick away the canoe which helped you to cross the river.
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The earth is God's bride -- she feeds the living and cherishes the dead.
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Advice is a stranger; if he's welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day.
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Behave like the chameleon: look forward and observe behind.
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The earth is a giant cooking pot and men are the meat therein.
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