Ants die in sugar.
More Malay Proverbs:
Clapping with the right hand only will not produce a noise.Malay
Though a tree grows ever so high, the falling leaves return to its roots.
Malay
The turtle lays thousands of eggs without anyone knowing, but when the hen lays an egg, the whole country is informed.
Malay
To bend a bamboo, start when it is a shoot.
Malay
If there is no reason, why would the tempua bird nest on the low branches?
Malay
The existence of the sea means the existence of pirates.
Malay