If you are going to bathe, get thoroughly wet.
More Malawian Proverbs:
When a dead tree falls, the woodpeckers profit from his death.Malawian
The body is killed by the mouth.
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A deer tethered with a golden chain can escape to the forest to eat grass.
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Though near shore, you're still in the ocean.
Malawian
The widow is just as fiery as the horse that threw her.
Malawian
The proportion of things thrill the eye.
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