Govern a country as you would roast a crocodile on a spit.
More Malagasy Proverbs:
Love is like young rice: transplanted, still it grows.Malagasy
Do not measure up the wood before the tree is cut down.
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When the crocodiles leave, the caymans come.
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Cross in a crowd and the crocodile won't eat you.
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Do not scare the birds you are going to shoot.
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Truth is like sugar cane; even if you chew it for a long time, it is still sweet.
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