Do not kick away the canoe which helped you to cross the river.
More Malagasy Proverbs:
May your friendship not be like a stone: if it breaks you cannot put the pieces together. May it be like iron: when it breaks, you can weld the pieces back together.Malagasy
Wealth is like hair in the nose: it hurts to be separated whether from a little or from a lot.
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Crows are never the whiter for washing themselves.
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By getting angry, you show you are wrong.
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If the hill is on fire the grasshoppers are roasted.
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Let your love be like drizzle: it comes softly, but still swells the river.
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