63 Malawian Proverbs / Page 3
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The body is killed by the mouth.42.
The body pays for a slip of the foot and gold pays for a slip of the tongue.43.
The cradle is rocked but the baby is pinched.44.
The day will come when cats have horns and Dutchmen will be circumcised.45.
The less soup, the more spoons.46.
The more shoots, the more leaves.47.
The most fragrant of flowers are eaten by the green-fly.48.
The proportion of things thrill the eye.49.
The smallest pepper is hottest.50.
The teeth sometimes bite the tongue.51.
The widow is just as fiery as the horse that threw her.52.
Those who are at one regarding food are at one in life.53.
Though a tree grows ever so high, the falling leaves return to its roots.54.
Though near shore, you're still in the ocean.55.
We all will die, but our tombs will differ.56.
When a dead tree falls, the woodpeckers profit from his death.57.
When it's warm the pea loses its pod.58.
When the curry is tasty, the rice is hard.59.
When the sky falls down, the earth shall melt.60.
When you are crossing over a river you might be eaten by crocodiles, but don't let yourself get bitten by the little fish.