Malagasian ProverbsDefinitions

Blame is like the wind, felt but not seen.

Death is the pursuer, just as disease the constant companion of man.

Dying is cleaning, like the broom.

A Lie is plump in private but lean in public.

Life is a broken potsherd.

Marriage is like the giving out of beef; the hump falls to some, but the knee to others.

Marriage is not tied with a fast knot but with a slip-knot.

Regret is not first but last.

The Spring is like a dropped pearl.

Sweetness is in the bitter.