Do not treat your loved one like a swinging door: you are fond of it but you push it back and forth.
More Malagasy Proverbs:
A starving crocodile is never pleasant.Malagasy
Nothing is so full of victory as patience.
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One does not like hot, the other does not like cold; make it tepid to make an agreement.
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Roosters' tail feathers: pretty but always behind.
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It is not the fire in the fireplace which warms the house, but the couple who get along well.
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Don't be so much in love that you can't tell when it's raining.
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