Don’t kick a sleeping dog.
More Malagasy Proverbs:
Crows are black everywhere.Malagasy
Don't take a second mouthful before you have swallowed the first.
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If you try to cleanse others -- just like soap, you will waste away in the process!
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To love the law is to lose money.
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The dying person cannot wait for the shroud to be woven.
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A patient that can swallow food makes the nurse doubtful.
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