You can’t blame the axe for the noise made by the chicken you are about to slaughter.
More Malagasy Proverbs:
If we don't fight we remain equals, if we do fight then one of us wins.Malagasy
Indecision is like the stepchild: if he doesn't wash his hands, he is called dirty; if he does, he is wasting the water.
Malagasy
If love is torn apart you cannot stitch the pieces together again.
Malagasy
The sin for which you repent is the father of virtue; but a virtue that you talk about, is the mother of sin.
Malagasy
You may well have caught a bird, but have you a fire to roast it on?
Malagasy
It is the softness of the lime that is fatal to the bird.
Malagasy