Debts make the thief.
More Malagasy Proverbs:
Do not waste your time looking for soft ground to drive your spade in.Malagasy
Marriage is not a tight knot, but a slip knot.
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Crows bewail the dead sheep, and then eat them.
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If love is torn apart you cannot stitch the pieces together again.
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The barking dog gives you no power -- it gives you fear.
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Crows are never the whiter for washing themselves.
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