He can see a louse as far away as China but is not aware of an elephant on his nose.
More Malawian Proverbs:
Where there is sugar, there are mice.Malawian
The body pays for a slip of the foot, and gold pays for a slip of the tongue.
Malawian
Do not be like the mosquito that bites the owner of the house.
Malawian
Low is the mountain, high the expectations.
Malawian
The cradle is rocked but the baby is pinched.
Malawian
It is the fate of the coconut husk to float, for the stone to sink.
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