To truly love your wife, leave her alone every once in a while. (Malay Proverb)
A heavy load should be borne together as well as a light load. (Malay Proverb)
If you want something, you'll do a thousand things to obtain it. But if you don't want something, you'll give a thousand excuses to refrain from it. (Malay Proverb)
Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats. (Malay Proverb)
Though a tree grows ever so high, the falling leaves return to its roots. (Malay Proverb)
The turtle lays thousands of eggs without anyone knowing, but when the hen lays an egg, the whole country is informed. (Malay Proverb)
The more sorrow one encounters, the more joy one can contain. (Malay Proverb)
The existence of the sea means the existence of pirates. (Malay Proverb)
The deep sea can be fathomed, but who knows the hearts of men? (Malay Proverb)
Smack a tray of water and you get to wash your face. (Malay Proverb)
One who sits by the well will never go thirsty. (Malay Proverb)