To bend a bamboo, start when it is a shoot.
More Malay Proverbs:
A fool is like the big drum that beats fast but does not realize its hollowness.Malay
The deep sea can be fathomed, but who knows the hearts of men?
Malay
Where there's a carcass, there will be vultures.
Malay
If you have, give; if you lack, seek.
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