From all the fish in the pot you can only make one soup.
More Malagasy Proverbs:
He is truly hungry who accepts defeat in a fight over meat.Malagasy
A man finds many faults in a woman when he wants to divorce, and finds many charms in one's fianc6e.
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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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Distracted by what is far away, he does not see his nose.
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The sin for which you repent is the father of virtue; but a virtue that you talk about, is the mother of sin.
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When you are looking for a country with no tombstones you will find yourself in the land of cannibals.
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