The barking dog gives you no power — it gives you fear.
More Malagasy Proverbs:
A canoe does not know who is king. When it turns over, everyone gets wet.Malagasy
When the crocodiles leave, the caymans come.
Malagasy
Words are like newly hatched eggs: they already have wings.
Malagasy
If the hill is on fire the grasshoppers are roasted.
Malagasy
Do not treat your loved one like a swinging door: you are fond of it but you push it back and forth.
Malagasy
Even the bottom of a basket finds something to hold.
Malagasy