The lazy man who goes to borrow a spade says, “I hope I will not find one.”
More Malagasy Proverbs:
The end of an ox is beef, and the end of a lie is grief.Malagasy
Power corrupts.
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The earth is God's bride -- she feeds the living and cherishes the dead.
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Let your love be like drizzle: it comes softly, but still swells the river.
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Nothing is so difficult that diligence cannot master it.
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Indecision is like the stepchild: if he doesn't wash his hands, he is called dirty; if he does, he is wasting the water.
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