It is better to refuse than to accept and not to go.
More Malagasy Proverbs:
Wealth is like hair in the nose: it hurts to be separated whether from a little or from a lot.Malagasy
When the crocodiles leave, the caymans come.
Malagasy
Even the bottom of a basket finds something to hold.
Malagasy
A canoe does not know who is king. When it turns over, everyone gets wet.
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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The earth is a giant cooking pot and men are the meat therein.
Malagasy